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"Here’s something no one but cops and the tech firms that love cops wanted: an
ALPR that can scoop up pretty much
any information being broadcasted by cars
and the devices carried by the people inside them. As if ALPRs weren’t already
controversial enough, here comes a tech company offering that makes most ALPRs
(including those sold by Flock!) look absolutely innocuous.
Joseph Cox has the gory details for
404 Media:
A surveillance company plans to add sensors to automatic license plate
readers (ALPRs) that would mean the devices, as well as capture the license
plate of passing vehicles, would also sweep up unique identifiers of mobile
phones, wearables, and other Bluetooth-enabled devices in those cars,
potentially letting law enforcement identify specific drivers or passengers.
The technology, called SignalTrace, would turn ALPR cameras from devices
focused on tracking cars to ones that can more readily track the location of
particular people.
That’s some wild stuff! And not in a good way!"
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
