The Truth About Vigilant Solutions and Mass Vehicle Surveillance

The Sovereign Record
Aug 20
3 min read

Published in the Interest of Truth, Liberty, and the Right to Travel Freely

Introduction

The American people are being watched — not just in public, but in motion.

Every time you drive, your vehicle may be tracked, recorded, and logged indefinitely in a national surveillance database — even if you’ve committed no crime. This system, known as Vigilant Solutions, has quietly grown into one of the most powerful and secretive tracking tools used by law enforcement, private companies, and government contractors.

This is a public notice to raise awareness of Vigilant’s role in mass surveillance, to expose its widespread use across the United States, and to protect the people’s right to freedom of movement without unjustified tracking.

What Is Vigilant Solutions?

Vigilant Solutions is a surveillance and analytics platform now owned by Motorola Solutions. It is primarily known for its use of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) — high-speed cameras that scan and log vehicle plates by the millions each day.

These systems are mounted on:

• Police cruisers

• Streetlights

• Traffic poles

• Toll roads

• Even private repo and tow trucks

Each scan records:

• License plate number

• Timestamp

• GPS coordinates

• Vehicle make/model

• Direction of travel

All of this data is stored indefinitely, and it’s searchable by police, federal agencies, private contractors, and even some insurance and debt collection companies.

The LEARN System: Tracking You in Real-Time

The LEARN (Law Enforcement Archival and Reporting Network) database is the heart of Vigilant’s tracking empire. Through LEARN, agencies can:

• Search nationwide plate histories

• Set alerts on specific vehicles (called “hot lists”)

• Analyze travel patterns over days, weeks, or months

• Access data from private partners, including tow and repo companies

• Cross-reference plate data with facial recognition or criminal databases

This means your vehicle — and your daily habits — can be traced without your knowledge, without a warrant, and without probable cause.

Why This Matters

For decades, the Fourth Amendment has guaranteed protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. Yet Vigilant’s system allows:

• Pre-crime profiling

• Mass data collection of innocent people

• Location tracking with no transparency or consent

• Private corporations to profit from state surveillance

Even more disturbing: in many cities, public officials have failed to notify residents that their movements are being logged.

If you’re a whistleblower, activist, targeted individual, or anyone asserting their sovereignty, you may be at heightened risk of unlawful targeting through Vigilant and similar surveillance networks.

Legal and Ethical Challenges

Numerous civil rights groups — including the ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) — have challenged Vigilant’s practices, raising concerns about:

• Lack of data retention limits

• Use of data by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

• Secret surveillance without community oversight

• Sharing between state, federal, and private entities

Several cities and counties have now banned or restricted the use of Vigilant by law enforcement due to these concerns — but many more continue to use it without public approval.

Know Your Rights

The people have the right to know who is tracking them, why, and for how long. Here’s what you can do:

File a CPRA Request (California)

You can request all Vigilant-related records tied to your license plate:

“I am requesting all data, reports, logs, alerts, or scans associated with license plate [YOUR PLATE], captured or accessed via Vigilant Solutions, LEARN, or ALPR systems, between [DATE RANGE].”

Opt-Out (Private Use Only)

Vigilant allows limited opt-outs from private data partners (not law enforcement):

• Opt-out link

Use Plate Covers (Where Legal)

Some states allow IR-blocking or reflective film to reduce scan visibility — always verify local laws.

Spread the Word

Share this notice with your community. Demand transparency and legislative limits on ALPR use and data sharing.

Final Warning

The existence of a private, for-profit surveillance empire that tracks law-abiding Americans across state lines is not freedom — it is the foundation of a digital prison.

The Sovereign Record stands for truth, lawful transparency, and the restoration of constitutional rights. We do not consent to mass surveillance of our property, our movement, or our lives.\