Artificial intelligence is significantly enhancing mass surveillance capabilities in the United States, primarily through the widespread deployment of automatic license plate readers (ALPRs). These systems, often provided by private companies like Flock Safety, capture vehicle data, including license plates, images, and timestamps, creating vast, searchable databases integrated with law enforcement repositories. While presented as crime-fighting tools, their effectiveness in reducing violent crime is debated, and their installation and maintenance are costly. Crucially, the U.S. lacks federal legislation comparable to the EU's GDPR to meaningfully limit the collection, retention, or sharing of this mobility data, leading to concerns about its potential misuse for targeting specific communities, monitoring protests, and tracking individuals for purposes like immigration enforcement or investigations into reproductive healthcare.