Re:Attention, Shoppers: Store Is Tracking Your Cell
by superuser2 on Monday July 15, 2013 @09:00AM
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The car with dark windows example is how police surveillance has worked for decades. So while it would be uncomfortable, society is pretty clearly in agreement that that's an allowable investigative tool.
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Re:Attention, Shoppers: Store Is Tracking Your Cell
by bigiain on Monday July 15, 2013 @08:20PM
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That's true - within the bounds of expected police resource usage. We all expect enough "probable cause" for a police officer's superior to approve dedicating sufficient manpower to do that.
I'm less certain that "society is in agreement" with police ANPR systems hoovering up ~1000 number plate records per shift without any "probably cause" and archiving that time/location data permanently. I know it's happening - but mostly because people don't know about it, rather than because most people think it's OK…
Re:Attention, Shoppers: Store Is Tracking Your Cell
by superuser2 on Tuesday July 16, 2013 @12:16AM
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APBs existed before ANPR. It's pretty well known that police who are driving around also have their eyes open for known fugitives, stolen cars, etc. There has to be a reason for an ANPR read of your car to actually do anything.
Making that electronic lets the cop focus on driving and increases the maximum number of cars he can be looking for.