I certainly would not call a license plate reader anything close to “unreasonable search and seizure” or a violation of the 4th amendment…that seems like quite the stretch.
The two examples the article cites of misuse would not have been prevented with public access to info gathered. As with any law if in the two examples the law enforcement person broke the law then arrest them. In any case I can see law enforcement’s use to be infinitely more valuable and MUCH easier to put guard rails on than the general public. Actually I can’t think of any non-nefarious use the general public would use access to the info for??
When I heard Sheriff Cook speak to it, I was left with the impression that they entered a license plate number they were specifically looking for. I could have misunderstood but I don’t think so.
why they lie about it at first? Just leaves a bad taste if law enforcement or any branch of government lies blatantly to the public. Of course no doubt govt. lies to us all the time, just usually they don't admit it like they did here. Kinda' makes it taste even worse. like " oh yeah, you got us............., sorry "
The potential for abuse by a government agency is tremendous with these. They are not only license plate readers but also use facial recognition on you, as well as a similar level to identify your vehicles without a license plate.
Imagine someone, maybe during a pandemic, using this technology to see who is attending church or getting treatment for something unrelated, only to be lumped into an "infected" group. Sounds like they could bring the leper colonies to us by creating geofences and monitoring your movements anytime you step outside your house!
Oh, wait, they would never do that. We are a free people in the USA. We are allowed to accept the risk and move freely, even during crises that they have created.
I certainly would not call a license plate reader anything close to “unreasonable search and seizure” or a violation of the 4th amendment…that seems like quite the stretch.
The two examples the article cites of misuse would not have been prevented with public access to info gathered. As with any law if in the two examples the law enforcement person broke the law then arrest them. In any case I can see law enforcement’s use to be infinitely more valuable and MUCH easier to put guard rails on than the general public. Actually I can’t think of any non-nefarious use the general public would use access to the info for??
When I heard Sheriff Cook speak to it, I was left with the impression that they entered a license plate number they were specifically looking for. I could have misunderstood but I don’t think so.
why they lie about it at first? Just leaves a bad taste if law enforcement or any branch of government lies blatantly to the public. Of course no doubt govt. lies to us all the time, just usually they don't admit it like they did here. Kinda' makes it taste even worse. like " oh yeah, you got us............., sorry "
Everyone wants to complain about the cameras. But if a child was kidnapped and the police could track the vehicle and save even one child….
I am not willing to trade my constitutional
rights to save a hypothetical child. You shouldn’t be either.
The potential for abuse by a government agency is tremendous with these. They are not only license plate readers but also use facial recognition on you, as well as a similar level to identify your vehicles without a license plate.
Imagine someone, maybe during a pandemic, using this technology to see who is attending church or getting treatment for something unrelated, only to be lumped into an "infected" group. Sounds like they could bring the leper colonies to us by creating geofences and monitoring your movements anytime you step outside your house!
Oh, wait, they would never do that. We are a free people in the USA. We are allowed to accept the risk and move freely, even during crises that they have created.