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There is controversy surrounding a new crime prevention technology being used outside stores, including Home Depot<\/a> and Lowe’s. <\/a><\/p>\n

The companies are installing special cameras in some parking lots that are equipped with automated license-plate readers.<\/p>\n

The goal is to boost safety and more easily track down any thieves.<\/p>\n

It’s not yet known exactly which locations will have the cameras.<\/p>\n

This comes after a string of crimes at Home Depot stores, including a theft ring that targeted stores in four Philadelphia-area counties<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n

However, civil rights groups are raising concerns about privacy rights.<\/p>\n

“They can literally trace — almost exactly — where I’ve been just by connecting all of the different data points based upon that license plate number. I can find out where somebody lives just based upon tracking their data,” said associate professor Tom Mattson, with the University of Richmond. “It can recreate my morning probably better than I can recreate my morning.”<\/p>\n

Both Home Depot and Lowe’s tell ABC News they do not share any information with third parties.
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