An article posted by Ars Technica takes a look at the spread of license plate readers (LPRs), including the burgeoning private market for data.
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Over the past decade, license plate readers have become a useful tool for law enforcement agencies across the country. But privacy advocates have raised alarms about the technology, alleging that the cameras track people without their consent and that the data ...
Because local and regional law-enforcement organizations are providing license-plate-reader records to Vigilant Solutions, and now that Vigilant and West Publishing are providing the same information to ICE, the records have been passed along through an intermediary rather than via direct access...
As license-plate readers proliferate, law enforcement and private business are pooling surveillance data in light of a hodgepodge of conflicting guidelines on how long they may retain the data, which is often being marketed for profit, according to a rep
License plate recognition systems have many common applications, such as: Automatically managing vehicle entry and exit for access control Streamlining parking management Providing support to law enforcement agencies License plate recognition systems also play a key role in automating toll payments on highwa...
Mobile License Plate Reader · Fixed License Plate Readers · Solar-powered License Plate Reader · Video LPR · EOC Data Management · Parking
The tiny cameras are usually mounted on squad cars, sucking up when and where a car was last spotted and checking it against a database of wanted vehicles. But regulations have eluded legislators for two years due to a disagreement with law enforcement about how long they should be able to...
Mobile License Plate Reader · Fixed License Plate Readers · Solar-powered License Plate Reader · Video LPR · EOC Data Management · Parking
Law enforcement - searching for stolen cars and wanted criminals Customs - vehicles entering and exiting country borders. Traffic violations - speed cameras which work by tracking vehicles' travel time between two fixed points, and calculating the average speed. ...