Vigilant Solutions
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| Industry | Surveillance technology; automated license plate reader (ALPR/LPR) systems; data and image analytics |
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Livermore, California, United States |
| Parent company | Motorola Solutions (via VaaS International Holdings) |
| Status | Active |
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Overview
Vigilant Solutions is a United States–based surveillance technology company best known for automated license plate reader (ALPR/LPR) systems and a large, shareable vehicle location database used by law enforcement and other customers. Public reporting and records released through FOIA litigation describe Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) gaining access to Vigilant’s ALPR database under a multi-year contract, enabling ICE users to query billions of license-plate location records gathered from both commercial sources and participating law enforcement agencies.[1][2]
Vigilant Solutions became part of Motorola Solutions after Motorola announced it acquired VaaS International Holdings (whose subsidiaries include Vigilant Solutions) in January 2019.[3]
Boycott
Vigilant Solutions is listed for boycott due to documented work that materially supports U.S. immigration enforcement surveillance and operations through vehicle location tracking and ALPR database access.
Public reporting and ACLU-released records describe ICE obtaining access to Vigilant Solutions’ ALPR database under a reported $6.1 million contract, with thousands of ICE users/accounts able to run location-based license plate queries against billions of records sourced from commercial and law enforcement contributors.[1][2][4]
Reporting and policy analysis have also described DHS/CBP expanding use of license plate reader technology and commercial vendor databases accessed via interfaces such as an API, which civil liberties groups and journalists have linked to vendors including Vigilant Solutions.[5][6][7]
Because large-scale ALPR databases and related analytics can enable tracking, targeting, and enforcement actions, ICE List documents and, where applicable, boycotts companies whose products or services materially expand immigration enforcement surveillance capacity.[8][9]
Background
Automated license plate reader systems collect time-and-location-stamped vehicle observations at large scale. When aggregated and shared across networks (including through commercial vendors and inter-agency sharing), this data can be used to infer sensitive patterns of life. Advocacy and civil liberties reporting has documented how immigration enforcement agencies can obtain this data through contractors and informal data-sharing channels, raising concerns about oversight, policy compliance, and expansive surveillance of residents and communities.[1][2][9]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Records Reveal ICE Using Mass Surveillance Database to Track People With Aid of Local Law Enforcement | ACLU (Mar. 13, 2019)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Internal Docs Show How ICE Gets Surveillance Help From Local Cops | WIRED (Mar. 13, 2019)
- ↑ Motorola Solutions Acquires VaaS International Holdings, Leader in Data and Image Analytics for Vehicle Location | Motorola Solutions (Jan. 7, 2019)
- ↑ US uses vast license plate database to track people, records show | The Guardian (Mar. 13, 2019)
- ↑ Customs to Expand License Plate Reading Program Nationwide | Nextgov (Jul. 13, 2020)
- ↑ Customs and Border Protection Bought Access to a Massive License Plate Reader Database | VICE (Jul. 17, 2020)
- ↑ Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns | Associated Press (Nov. 20, 2025)
- ↑ Automatic License Plate Readers: Legal Status and Policy Recommendations | Brennan Center for Justice (Sept. 10, 2020)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 ICE Accesses a Massive Amount of License Plate Data | EFF (Jan. 29, 2018)