Uncovering License Plate Scanners: The Next Big Thing in Government Tracking

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“It is important to note that the most effective uses of ALPR technology (and the ones most frequently touted by law enforcement proponents of the technology) – finding missing children, recovering stolen vehicles, locating fleeing assailants – require virtually no retention of the data.  The privacy issues arise with the retention of the information. A police officer will not forever remember the exact location and time of an innocent motorist’s travels. With ALPR technology, those details can be stored indefinitely, creating an ever-growing historical record of the daily comings and goings of every Marylander.”

http://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty-national-security/uncovering-license-plate-scanners-next-big-thing

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