wa_desert_rat Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 According to this article, beginning in about 2008 the US DEA began a program of taking photographs of every car (including license plate) moving along certain highways near Mexico. Later the system was expanded to include highway cameras in other areas. The photographs are apparently kept for more than six months and the ACLU says that while they were once available to only Federal agencies they now appear to be available to any local, state or federal agency employee who has been "vetted" by the DEA. http://www.itworld.com/article/2875935/dea-cameras-tracking-hundreds-of-millions-of-car-journeys-across-the-us.html?phint=newt%3Ditworld_today&phint=idg_eid%3Dafbdce93df1132e5de07d306edf23bac#tk.ITWNLE_nlt_today_2015-01-27 No court oversight on the program has me worried; along with the fact that law enforcement agencies, which can (and will) arrest and prosecute you has access to this data. NSA and CIA, which are not law enforcement agencies and have no powers of arrest or prosecution (not to mention no legal ability to mount operations inside the US and have court and have both Congressional oversight) are scary enough. But I am not comfortable with police agencies (and tax collection agencies) monitoring where I might be traveling. WDR 1993 Foretravel U225 with Pacbrake and 5.9 Cummins with Banks 1999 Jeep Wrangler, 4" lift and 33" tires Raspberry Pi Coach Computer Ham Radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vermilye Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Trying to keep license plate & travel information out of anyones hands is a lost cause. For example, auto repro companies are using plate cameras. The information is finding its way to huge national databases that are available to just about anyone with the $ to pay. Travel photos RV Blogs Journals & Travelogues at:http://www.lakeshoreimages.com My Travel Blog - Jon's Journeys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbaraok Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 You must not be driving in any towns that have photo cameras enforcing red lights - - quite common in lots of cities. Barb Barb & Dave O'Keeffe 2002 Alpine 36 MDDS (Figment II), 2018 Ford C-Max HYBRID Blog: http://www.barbanddave.net SPK# 90761 FMCA #F337834 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skp51443 Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/sensors/privacy-concerns-grow-as-us-police-departments-turn-to-license-plate-readers Your local U.S. police department has likely already turned to surveillance cameras that can automatically read all visible license plates on passing cars. Such license plate readers can do more than help find stolen vehicles or robbers' getaway cars—they have begun to transform law enforcement by allowing officers to home in on criminal hideouts by tracking crime patterns over time. But that powerful capability goes hand-in-hand with worries about the privacy of ordinary, law-abiding citizens as police departments store license plate and location information for longer periods of time. As many as 70 percent of local U.S. police departments already use license plate reader systems, according to a new RAND report. The technology first pioneered by the UK in the 1990s to fight Irish Republican Army terrorism has since become popular among U.S. law enforcement, mainly for the purpose of tracking down stolen vehicles. Yet police departments are discovering that the technology, combined with growing license plate databases, can also rapidly identify suspect vehicles in the vicinity of a crime or help figure out the centers of criminal activity such as "chop shops" dealing in stolen vehicles. Lots of good reading here, like the organization or not. https://www.aclu.org/blog/tag/license-plate-scanners First rule of computer consulting: Sell a customer a Linux computer and you'll eat for a day. Sell a customer a Windows computer and you'll eat for a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newt Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 You ever notice the cameras located at the Border Patrol checkpoints along along highways close to the border? Why do they need those to see if you are a citizen or not? Newt 2012 HitchHiker Discover America 345 LKSB 2009 Dodge/Cummins LIVINGSTON TX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjim Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 You think they have some of those cameras that can see into things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skp51443 Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Smile for the camera, hope you aren't in the shower when tyey drop by! Wall penetrating vision system: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30904218 http://reason.com/blog/2015/01/20/police-use-radar-device-to-see-inside-yo First rule of computer consulting: Sell a customer a Linux computer and you'll eat for a day. Sell a customer a Windows computer and you'll eat for a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXiceman Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Photograph away. They will find my life pretty boring. Ken Amateur radio operator, 2023 Cougar 22MLS, 2022 F150 Lariat 4x4 Off Road, Sport trim <br />Travel with 1 miniature schnauzer, 1 standard schnauzer and one African Gray parrot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Joyce Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 "First they came for the Jewsand I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the Communists and I did not speak out because I was not a Communist. Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me." Martin Niemöller 2004 40' Newmar Dutch Star DP towing an AWD 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid, Fulltimer July 2003 to October 2018, Parttimer now. Travels through much of 2013 - http://www.sacnoth.com - Bill, Diane and Evita (the cat) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbaraok Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 You ever notice the cameras located at the Border Patrol checkpoints along along highways close to the border? Why do they need those to see if you are a citizen or not? Newt Not all of those are camera's, some are detectors looking for all kinds of chemicals and radiation emissions. Barb Barb & Dave O'Keeffe 2002 Alpine 36 MDDS (Figment II), 2018 Ford C-Max HYBRID Blog: http://www.barbanddave.net SPK# 90761 FMCA #F337834 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nana25k Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Following me is gonna put somebody to sleep for sure. Ron & LindaClass of 20072000 Monaco Diplomat 2005 Honda Element"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are" Theodore Roosevelt"We can't control the wind, but we can adjust our sail""When man gave up his freedom to roam the earth, he gave up his soul for a conditioned ego that is bound by time and the fear of losing its attachments." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieere Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 The agencies already have all the information they need on us, but illegals have free reign unless they are arrested. I just hope they find me to bury me. Nu Lol! Really I only am staying alive as I can't afford to die! Living Life One Day At A Time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RV_ Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Amen Bill! RV/Derekhttp://www.rvroadie.com Email on the bottom of my website page.Retired AF 1971-1998 When you see a worthy man, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy man, look inside yourself. - Confucius “Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” ... Voltaire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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