Automatic License Plate Readers, ALPR coming to a P.D. near you. Options

[gandalf_025]

A while back,after passing through a local speed trap.. I had
a local cop pull me over. I knew I hadn't been speeding and
I had my seat belt on.. So I had no idea what he wanted ?

He walked up to my door and asked for me by name..
Which surprised me a little. I said yeah, that's me.
Then he told me I was driving with an expired Drivers License.

I told him that was ridiculous.. Then remembered my birthday had
been the month before and sure enough license expired on my birthday.
Massachusetts doesn't send renewal forms in the mail anymore..

I asked him how he knew my license was expired and he told me his cruiser
has automatic license plate reader computers on board and
flagged my truck as I drove by.
The system runs in the background and while he is playing with the radar,
the car runs every plate that passes by in both directions and alerts him to
anything interesting it finds in real time.

He was nice enough.. and I was lucky my wife was with me and her license was OK.
He made her get in the drivers seat after checking her license
and the registration and let me go home.
He said that if I had been alone he would have had to tow the
truck and leave me standing on the side of the road.

That's technology for you

link to info..

https://www.privacysos.org/technologies_of_control/ALPR

[somd914]

Been using them here in the sticks of Southern Maryland for several years. Though I'm not sure about our system, but at least some store all the hits for years in a database which includes location, date, time, etc.

Also be advised marketing companies are using them with the cameras hidden on their vehicles. Scary world we live in now when it comes to invasion of privacy.

[stugray]

Scary world we live in now when it comes to invasion of privacy.

We have no longer have an expectation of privacy when in public.
Now you cant even trust that law enforcement isnt listening to our cellphone calls.
Look up "Stingray" if you are curious.

I had a friend working on very advanced facial recognition systems that were installed in airports and bus stations IN THE 90S!
Just imagine what they have now.

I was even wondering the other day about when we "sign" our signatures on the card scanners at the store.
Since the NSA can monitor all electronic traffic, does that mean that they have handwriting samples from all of us too?

The latest news explains that chances are that every single one of us has a virus/trojan on our computers that can monitor our computer, and CANNOT be removed with virus protection software.
Even a complete 100% wipe of the harddrives will not remove it.
Anyone care to guess how the NSA managed that one?