Hackers breach US license plate scanning company
One of the US’s most widely used vehicle license plate reader (LPR) companies, Perceptics, is reportedly investigating a data breach. Continue reading Hackers breach US license plate scanning company
Category Archives: automated license plate readers
Sacramento admits to tracking welfare recipients’ license plates
For 2 years, welfare investigators used a huge database of automated license plate reader images to sniff out fraud, without audit or policy. Continue reading Sacramento admits to tracking welfare recipients’ license plates
California tests digital license plates. Is tracking cars next?
Beyond potential police surveillance, the plates could be as susceptible to hacking as other wireless and IoT technologies. Continue reading California tests digital license plates. Is tracking cars next?
California says no, you can’t cover your license plate
The now-rejected SB-712 bill was meant to protect location data privacy from the spying electronic eyes of automated license plate readers Continue reading California says no, you can’t cover your license plate
California to make it harder for your license plate to be tracked
In other words keep data-collecting, privacy-invading license plate cameras away from our cars. Continue reading California to make it harder for your license plate to be tracked
Is your train or bus eavesdropping on your conversation?
In Maryland and New Jersey, privacy advocates are raising questions about audio surveillance on trains and buses. Continue reading Is your train or bus eavesdropping on your conversation?