Urge Home Depot to discontinue ALPR usage
The Issue
I've been a loyal customer of Home Depot for years. The store is my go-to place for various home improvement projects, not only because of the wide array of quality products but also because of the friendly and helpful staff. However, my sense of privacy and trust has been severely compromised by Home Depot's decision to implement Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) such as those from Flock.
The use of ALPRs by Home Depot has raised serious concerns about privacy and constitutional rights. These devices record information about my car, where it has been, and when, only to share that data with a national network. This action resembles a digital-age overreach, one that feels like a criminal violation of the 4th Amendment, which is meant to protect us from unwarranted searches and seizures.
These intrusions are a growing trend and body of research indicating potential misuses and security weaknesses in such systems. The abuse of ALPR data is a daily occurrence, including tracking individuals without their consent and compiling detailed databases of people’s movements. This is a dangerous precedent, threatening our rights without any warrant or probable cause.
By employing ALPR technology, Home Depot is participating in this invasive practice, and it has personally prompted me to reconsider my patronage. I refuse to park in their lot while these cameras are in operation. The invasion of my privacy is a serious matter, and if no changes are made, I may have to permanently question my loyalty to a store I once trusted.
We urge Home Depot to take immediate action and remove these ALPR systems. Instead, they could explore less intrusive methods of ensuring customer safety and security, ones that align more closely with respecting customer privacy and legal rights. Engaging with privacy advocacy groups to find solutions would be a positive step forward.
Please join me in calling on Home Depot to prioritize our constitutional rights and privacy. Sign this petition to demand the removal of ALPRs from their parking lots and ensure that customer trust and civil liberties are protected above all else.
No donations for a cause, no lawsuits, no angry feelings, just correction.
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The Issue
I've been a loyal customer of Home Depot for years. The store is my go-to place for various home improvement projects, not only because of the wide array of quality products but also because of the friendly and helpful staff. However, my sense of privacy and trust has been severely compromised by Home Depot's decision to implement Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) such as those from Flock.
The use of ALPRs by Home Depot has raised serious concerns about privacy and constitutional rights. These devices record information about my car, where it has been, and when, only to share that data with a national network. This action resembles a digital-age overreach, one that feels like a criminal violation of the 4th Amendment, which is meant to protect us from unwarranted searches and seizures.
These intrusions are a growing trend and body of research indicating potential misuses and security weaknesses in such systems. The abuse of ALPR data is a daily occurrence, including tracking individuals without their consent and compiling detailed databases of people’s movements. This is a dangerous precedent, threatening our rights without any warrant or probable cause.
By employing ALPR technology, Home Depot is participating in this invasive practice, and it has personally prompted me to reconsider my patronage. I refuse to park in their lot while these cameras are in operation. The invasion of my privacy is a serious matter, and if no changes are made, I may have to permanently question my loyalty to a store I once trusted.
We urge Home Depot to take immediate action and remove these ALPR systems. Instead, they could explore less intrusive methods of ensuring customer safety and security, ones that align more closely with respecting customer privacy and legal rights. Engaging with privacy advocacy groups to find solutions would be a positive step forward.
Please join me in calling on Home Depot to prioritize our constitutional rights and privacy. Sign this petition to demand the removal of ALPRs from their parking lots and ensure that customer trust and civil liberties are protected above all else.
No donations for a cause, no lawsuits, no angry feelings, just correction.
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Petition created on October 16, 2026