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Post by msapple on Mar 8, 2014 12:53:53 GMT -5
Believe it or not, this is all powered by the repo industry. At first you might not think this is that big of a deal, but this information is being sold and used far and wide beyond vehicle repossession. An automated reader attached to the spotter car takes a picture of every license plate it passes and sends it to a company in Texas that already has more than 1.8 billion plate scans from vehicles across the country. Surveillance For Hire: Would You Take Money to Record Fellow Drivers? The scariest part about this is the lack of regulations on use. A private investigator can access these records amongst many others.
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Post by mranderson on Mar 8, 2014 13:01:08 GMT -5
why not a polarized cover that goes over the plate so it can be seen, but not photographed?
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Post by bonesmason on Mar 8, 2014 13:06:01 GMT -5
Wow, this surveilance stuff is coming on so fast!
I don't know how paranoid I'm being, but I just started trying to keep the built-in cam lense on my lap-top covered.
I can never seem to always keep it covered, though. I know probably no one's looking, but you know they probably recording some people like that. lol... idk.. sux
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Post by sexykiller on Mar 8, 2014 13:19:37 GMT -5
I believe those are illegal in most places because it interferes with the polices ability to use radar on your license plate. Modern license plates use reflective paint so that the amplify the cars radar return signature. Car are getting smoother shaped and are creating smaller radar signatures messing up the cops ability to radar your car as easily. So in cones the reflective license plates and then came the polarized covers the. Came the laws against using them etc.
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Post by theconspiracist on Mar 8, 2014 13:34:55 GMT -5
There is another vast surveillance system...it's called Social Security...they use that to track everyone...car or no car. Hey, here is a thought, instead of bellyaching about repo guys and how they do their job, maybe the dead beats could handle the situations better, perhaps, pay the bill...or turn the car in...if you don't own it and you don't want to pay...then it called theft by deception and any means necessary to retrieve said property is perfectly acceptable to me as long as innocent people are not killed in the process. Personally. I could care less what anyone thinks they know or what video they take of me.
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Post by msapple on Mar 8, 2014 14:08:06 GMT -5
To be tracked by your social security number you have to use it. You apply for credit, get a job, etc.
You could just be traveling to your favorite hangout or family members house and the scanning overtime will track this. Cell phones can be used to do the same thing as well but you can also choose to leave it behind.
I supposed you can still take the bus, walk or ride a bike without being tracked...unless you include the almost nationwide surveillance cameras being equipped with facial recognition technology.
This is about another breach on our rights.
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Post by paranormalskits on Mar 8, 2014 14:18:42 GMT -5
Don't like it move!
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Post by BlackHawk on Mar 8, 2014 14:24:13 GMT -5
Could this be fought using Stalking laws? If I found out that private (not leo's) individuals were recording my whereabouts then I'd be accusing them of stalking me!
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Post by msapple on Mar 8, 2014 14:33:19 GMT -5
No. I shouldn't have to move. My country was founded so that we as individuals have a set of rights. This is a clear violation of those rights. It's people like you who accept these encroachments and are complacent who have created such a scenario today. You go ahead and take your security over your freedom.
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Post by silencer on Mar 8, 2014 14:54:16 GMT -5
are you kidding reflective license plates have been around a lot longer than aerodynamic cars. they go back at least to the early eighties, if not longer. they were made reflective so cops could see them easier at night. the polarized covers were used to try and defeat traffic camera by obscuring the view of the plate. if i'm not mistaken myth busters did a show on this, with radar and everything, yep here it is although this is not the offical web site i don't think. Myth Buster Result Pageand then there's this also there are 31 states that don't require front plates, so how is radar going to reflect back from the front or the side if the plates are on the back. ETA:
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