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The national debate about government surveillance and privacy comes to Minnesota Tuesday when DFL State Rep. John Lesch holds a hearing on state and local law enforcement's collection, use and retention of personal data. 

"I don't blame law enforcement for using every tool at their disposal to investigate crime, but it is the duty of the legislature to ensure those tools do not violate the rights of innocent people," Lesch 

. "The speed of technological growth demands that the legislature, from time to time, inquires to ensure that technology used by government does not violate individual rights."

The issue came up during the 2013 session when elected officials discussed the use of license plate data collected through automated license plate readers.

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