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The misuse evidence is concrete: in Milwaukee, the detective assigned to investigate a plate-reader stalking case was later charged with identical misuse. In Georgia, GBI arrested 5 officers for using Flock data for 'non-law-enforcement purposes.' https://www.thebluf.news/p/flock-camera-misuse

I don’t think it’s bad per se, the UK has an extensive automatic number plate recognition camera network, which helps solve a lot of serious crime. Perhaps it’s just the way America does it?

how do you prevent the former from becoming the latter?

This how it is in Oregon. State law regulates yellow light timing. Entirely fixable.

Then you might as well be an anarchist or radical libertarian.

You can't guarantee me that a speed camera isn't also collecting data. It's still a non-starter. No cameras.

I think the core issue is: how do we remove the cops from implementation and enforcement? These companies could have made the safe, effective version of this tech, but they didn't because empowering cops was the path to rapid, widespread adoption. And cops will be obstacles to a good alternative.