Re:A vast hidden surveillance network, powered by the repo i...
by argumentum on Wednesday March 05, 2014 @06:28PM
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This is right:
> The scan of the license plan is not really the issue
This is wrong:
> it's the collecting of the scan, tagging it with GPS, and aggregating the scan into large, permanent databases that can be accessed by both government and private corporations.
The real issue is the legal requirement that every car must have license plates and that every car must be registered to a "person" (individual or corporation).
If there were no such requirements, we wouldn't be having this discussion in the first place.
> The scan of the license plan is not really the issue
This is wrong:
> it's the collecting of the scan, tagging it with GPS, and aggregating the scan into large, permanent databases that can be accessed by both government and private corporations.
The real issue is the legal requirement that every car must have license plates and that every car must be registered to a "person" (individual or corporation).
If there were no such requirements, we wouldn't be having this discussion in the first place.