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Re:Sensor tracks who's driving in your neighbourhood by turc1656 on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @12:20PM (#15073899)
I had never heard of anything like this! Thank you very much for this information.

Luckily for me I drive an old car (definitely pre-bluetooth for sure) so that part wouldn't apply to me, but the increasing use of plate readers applies to everyone, everywhere.

Re:Sensor tracks who's driving in your neighbourhood by Overtonwindow on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @12:23PM (#15073927)
There's an old book you might find interesting called "No Place to Hide" by Robert O'Harrow. If you do read it, try to keep in mind that it was written in 2004, and then consider how much innovation is likely to have taken place since then.
Re:Sensor tracks who's driving in your neighbourhood by joering2 on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @01:16PM (#15074444)
It doesn't matter what you drive.

I cannot tell you where I know this from, but the newest top secret satellites launched recently from Florida will cover the whole US terrain with infrared scanners. Now, given every person has a different size of veins running under their skin in slightly different ways, there are no two people with the same configuration of blood circulation system. So unless you are wearing metal armor 24/7, you are being tracked and cataloged of when and how long you been.

So please - update your tires to let your car know and to notify you when your pressure is low. It might safe your life!

Re:Sensor tracks who's driving in your neighbourhood by kaybe on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @01:48PM (#15074777)
There is a physical limit on the possible resolution. From that alone I call bullshit on your claim. Do you have hard evidence?
Re:Sensor tracks who's driving in your neighbourhood by irq on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @05:48PM (#15076667)
You are correct, as the size of infrared waves is much too big to resolve the same level of detail that the smaller waves of visible light can.

But even beyond that, water vapor is opaque to most IR frequencies. So a cloudy day would be enough to render this system useless.

100% bullshit imho.

Re:Sensor tracks who's driving in your neighbourhood by joering2 on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @02:18PM (#15075046)
pc86: would you really bet, or you are just bullshitting me?

We could definitely drive up to Las Vegas and make a bonding, lawful bet. But I need to know how much $ you have on your mind, so I'm not wasting my time here.

I assume "mental check" would be done by physician selected by you. But as long as she/he has expertise in the field and is licensed in the USA, I'm fine with that.

Re:Sensor tracks who's driving in your neighbourhood by joering2 on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @02:12PM (#15075000)
I'm sorry but I don't. But also I cannot prove that NSA is listening on your phone conversations. Or anyone else in that matter.