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License Plate Tracking for the Average Citizen
Wired News is reporting that big-brother license plate tracking systems may soon be available to the average citizen. Privacy advocates, however, worry that personal information and associated movement could be used inappropriately by marketing companies. From the article: "Bucholz, who designed some of the first mobile license plate reading, or LPR, equipment, gave a presentation at the 2006 National Institute of Justice conference here last week laying out a vision of the future in which LPR does everything from helping insurance companies find missing cars to letting retail chains chart customer migrations. It could also let a nosy citizen with enough cash find out if the mayor is having an affair, he says."
- Driving a car is a privilege, not a right.
- Driving a car is a public act, so no one can have any expectation of privacy.
It's time to start cracking down on car usage, given how much ecological damage cars do. When driving becomes less and less attractive, maybe the people will see the light and demand practical public transit!