California Auditor's Damning Report About Automated License Plate Readers

Re:California Auditor's Damning Report About Automated Licen... by _archon_ on Friday February 14, 2020 @08:23AM (#22326254)

I would like to know 3 things that license plate cameras can do that a police officer can't. From the perspective of a citizen who wants to live in a free and safe society, but also understands the importance of personal privacy. I'll start:

- Can locate the plate of a stolen car more rapidly than relying on human observers by reading and querying all plates

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Re:California Auditor's Damning Report About Automated Licen... by foxyv on Friday February 14, 2020 @04:52PM (#22330762)

- Remember EVERY license plate - Take a photographic record of the car belonging to the license plate - Remember where and when it saw that license plate every time. - Inform every major law enforcement and intelligence agency of the car's whereabouts in real time. - Collate that data between LP cams scattered throughout the state.

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Re:California Auditor's Damning Report About Automated Licen... by reportgunner on Friday February 14, 2020 @10:58AM (#22327585)

- Can capture pictures of drivers' funny faces and send them a "Your year on the road" compilation each year.

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Re:California Auditor's Damning Report About Automated Licen... by panarky on Friday February 14, 2020 @08:54AM (#22326497)

- Can share and combine data from hundreds of local jurisdictions to track a vehicle comprehensively.

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