Ars Technica obtains the Oakland Police Department's database of 4.6M license plate scans through a public records request Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica : Ars Technica 2015-03-25 Cyrus Farivar Ars Technica, the Oakland Police Department's, Cyrus Farivar Related Coverage View article Washington Post View article Slashdot View article TechSpot View article Techdirt View article Gizmodo View article The Verge