Posted on Oct 24, 2021
Privacy advocates worry that consumer license plate readers are creating a nosier neighborhood...
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License Plate Readers Used To Record Americans' Movements. Now, anyone can get them.
(Washington Post Video 10/23/21)
(Washington Post Video 10/23/21)
Privacy advocates worry that consumer license plate readers are creating a nosier neighborhood...
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>> https://www.aclu.org/issues/privacy-technology/location-tracking/you-are-being-tracked
ACLU sounded the alarm almost a decade ago.
From article: “A little noticed surveillance technology is designed to track the movements of every passing driver on America’s streets. Automatic license plate readers, mounted on police cars or on objects like road signs and bridges, (or more) use small, high-speed cameras to photograph thousands of plates per minute. The information captured by the readers – including the license plate number, and the date, time, and location of every scan – is being collected and pooled into regional sharing systems.
As a result, enormous databases of innocent motorists’ location information are growing rapidly. This information is often retained for years or even indefinitely, with few or no restrictions to protect privacy rights.
License plate readers can serve a legitimate law enforcement purpose when they alert police to the location of a car associated with a criminal investigation. But such instances account for a tiny fraction of license plate scans, and too many police departments are storing millions of records about innocent drivers. Moreover, private companies are also using license plate readers and sharing the information they collect with police with little or no oversight or privacy protections.”
ACLU sounded the alarm almost a decade ago.
From article: “A little noticed surveillance technology is designed to track the movements of every passing driver on America’s streets. Automatic license plate readers, mounted on police cars or on objects like road signs and bridges, (or more) use small, high-speed cameras to photograph thousands of plates per minute. The information captured by the readers – including the license plate number, and the date, time, and location of every scan – is being collected and pooled into regional sharing systems.
As a result, enormous databases of innocent motorists’ location information are growing rapidly. This information is often retained for years or even indefinitely, with few or no restrictions to protect privacy rights.
License plate readers can serve a legitimate law enforcement purpose when they alert police to the location of a car associated with a criminal investigation. But such instances account for a tiny fraction of license plate scans, and too many police departments are storing millions of records about innocent drivers. Moreover, private companies are also using license plate readers and sharing the information they collect with police with little or no oversight or privacy protections.”
How License Plate Readers Are Being Used To Record Americans' Movements
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SPC Nancy Greene
Sgt (Join to see) there were cameras on the roads and autobahn in Germany. You were sent a photo with a time stamp and the speed which you were going. Either pay the fine or else!
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