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DavidE
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Camera Recognition
"Sharing With Law Enforcement" part bothers me. Below is a cut and paste article. You can bet your biggest fat burro the CBP lines are going to look
like eyes of a spider with these critters mounted everywhere.
Homeland Security to Activate ‘National License Plate Recognition Database’
The Alex Jones Channel Alex Jones Show podcast Infowars.com Twitter Alex Jones' Facebook Infowars store
UK version of spy system was used to target political activists
Paul Joseph Watson
Infowars.com
February 13, 2014
The Department of Homeland Security is set to activate a national license plate tracking system that will be shared with law enforcement, allowing DHS
officers to take photos of any license plate using their smartphone and upload it to a database which will include a “hot list” of “target vehicles”.
Image: License Plate Scanning Camera (Wikimedia Commons).
The details are included in a PDF attachment uploaded yesterday to the Federal Business Opportunities website under a solicitation entitled “National
License Plate Recognition Database.”
The system will “track vehicle license plate numbers that pass through cameras or are voluntarily entered into the system from a variety of sources
(access control systems, asset recovery specialists, etc.) and uploaded to share with law enforcement” in order to help locate “criminal aliens and
absconders.”
In other countries that have activated license plate tracking networks, such as the United Kingdom, political activists have been targeted by having
their vehicles added to a “hotlist” after attending protests. One example led to a man being questioned under anti-terror laws after he traveled to
take part in an anti-war demonstration.
As the image above illustrates, the cameras are also used by local governments in Australia to keep records of people who violate parking
restrictions. Critics of the system in Australia have condemned it as “a Pandora’s box for abuse of power, mistakes and illegal disclosure,” stressing
that the technology allows authorities to record “your number plate at a certain time and location,” allowing police to “compile an extraordinary
amount of data about you. This includes your name, address, contact details, driving history and licence status.”
“Innocent people are increasingly being treated with suspicion due to the tiny chance that some offence may be committed,” writes David Jancik.
The DHS’ database will allow authorities “to determine where and when the vehicle has traveled,” using data compiled “from a variety of sources
nationwide,” including “metropolitan areas” within the United States, suggesting the system may be linked in with regular surveillance cameras as it
is in the UK.
The system will also allow DHS officials to take a picture of any license plate via their smartphone, upload it to the database and immediately
receive an alert if the plate is on the watchlist.
“The NLPR data service should provide details on clarity of photos provided. The Government would prefer a close-up of the plate and a zoomed out
image of the vehicle,” states the solicitation.
The system must also have the capability to “flag license plates and conduct searches anonymously so that other law enforcement agencies may not have
access.”
Given rampant concerns that the Department of Homeland Security, which is ostensibly introducing this system in the name of catching illegal aliens,
is in fact an increasingly bloated federal bureaucracy designed to target the American people, the notion of the DHS enjoying access to a fully
integrated nationwide license plate tracking grid is chilling, especially given the fact that the agency has funded reports which characterize
“liberty lovers” as potential terrorists.
The DHS also recently awarded the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority $7 million dollars to outfit its buses with high tech 360 degree
surveillance cameras. The federal agency is simultaneously supporting the rollout of ‘Intellistreets’ lighting systems that double as surveillance
hubs which can record conversations.
“Do not kid yourself. This is tracking of an individual that can be accessed at a whim,” writes James Smith. “Yearly, officers are terminated for
accessing the LEDS/NCIC database for looking into the histories of ex-lovers, future spouses, and potential sons/daughters-in-law. And with license
plate tracking toy (not a tool), they will know where you are, as long as you have driven into the cross hairs of this new weapon for tyranny.”
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chuckie
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"Some one to watch over me" Doris Day?
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Marc
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| Quote: | Originally posted by chuckie
"Some one to watch over me" Doris Day? |
How about Barbra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiYKlbtXMU0
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woody with a view
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they can snap my plate anytime. i doubt they will find out where we roll, unless a drone is overhead....
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As interesting as this is, if it comes for Alex Jones, I wouldn't go into "The Sky Is Falling" mode. Jones tends go over the edge pretty fast.
Besides, I imagine this has been around in some form for quite some time.
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big brother
after spending the day wor ing on a1923 T-Bucket roadster I climped into my custermer tocoma to pull dLC'S (trouble codes) and the radio came on so I
turned to my local AM Talkshow...The host who is rather conserveative was asking/talking about the stats of 2013 of folks from the USA whom turned in
their citizenship (3000) last year and a older gal named Elma said that folks are tired of losing their rights and freedoms on almost a daily
basis...I called in and expressed that I know a Lot of Expats and I free a lot more free in mexico and would any day of the week, would rather get
pulled over by a cop in mex than whats left of the USA.....K&T
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Yup......some states were using a form of this for mobile emission control checks. Set up a sensor and a camera....if the vehicle was a polluter,
plate was recorder and registered owner was sent a notice to bring the vehicle in for an in-station test
| Quote: | Originally posted by CortezBlue
As interesting as this is, if it comes for Alex Jones, I wouldn't go into "The Sky Is Falling" mode. Jones tends go over the edge pretty fast.
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Interesting article David
I think Lic plate recog has been in use a long time near the frontera and now it's creeping into nation wide use. A while back there was a lot of talk
about San Diego police having scanner cameras on their cars that monitor all lic. plates as they move around.
What I kind of find funny/ironic in the article are the parts about people in the Uk and Australia complaining about these things. I only can think
why bother? -you already let your Gov take your guns
Here's a link to an interesting PBS video that's kind of related---gives you a good idea of some of the technology already in use
(Capt.-- you may not want to watch this)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOzCiCl05Ec
and a shorter excerpt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGxNyaXfJsA&feature=playe...
As fast as they're catching a lot of hit and runs and solving crimes these days I suspect, unknown to the public, this technology is already in use.
[Edited on 2-14-2014 by KaceyJ]
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sancho
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Does'nt seem THAT long ago, when you would pull up
to the Customs Booth coming back, the only thing
they asked wqs what country you are a citizen of
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DavidE
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I'll NEVER forget Dick Cheney's quip right after the 9/11 attack...
"We have to work quickly on this and take maximum advantage of it"
As said to George dubbya...
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Those who aren't UP to SOMETHING
Need not worry.
If MY plate information is shared with L-E.
No Problema.
If MY Pic is run through facial-recognition software and shared.
No Problema.
THOSE who WOULD have a Problem .................... We should hope are CAUGHT.
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DavidE
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Ever sorta sometimes sorta forget to pay a parking ticket?
Never EVER EVER EVER EVER speed, let your left side tires touch the center solid yellow line? See a stop sign just in time to stop three feet beyond
the magic line?
Drones and cameras could award you a cyber golden star for being perfect. The PRIME DIRECTIVE of regulations is revenue enhancement.
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Gulliver
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Without privacy there is no freedom.
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Well Said !!
Perfect answer !@!!.......About the only answer that's correct !!
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here's another good link to see just what might be watching you right now 
let it load , rotate the west coast to the center of your screen and slowly zoom in
http://www.gearthblog.com/satellites
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I plead guilty as charged....
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Is an expired license plate considered a terrorist act?
Why do Liberals insist and demand that achievers pay the way for nonachievers who are to lazy to succeed, or are just failures by their own choice?
Criminals prefer unarmed victims, dictators prefer unarmed subjects.
Why do ignorant people continue their blabbering when it only proves to others how stupid they are.
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Barbra, it was Barbra..not Doris day...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gulliver
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"A massive data collection operation is underway in San Diego county to store and search millions of photographs. The photos are being taken by
license plate reading cameras mounted on law enforcement vehicles all across the county.
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department currently has license plate cameras mounted on more than 50 vehicles.
"You can run two to three thousand license plates a day," said Deputy Sheriff Scott Roller during a demonstration drive.
In less than a second the license plate is checked against a database of stolen and wanted vehicles.
"It takes a picture and then analyses the image it received to see if it is indeed a license plate," explained Deputy Roller.
But the system does more than just scan license plates in real time. It also stores license plate photos for up to two years, keeping track of the
date, time of day and the GPS location of the scanned vehicles.
"It's a great tool for crime prevention to track down known offenders," according to Sheriff Commander David Myers.
Detectives can access the database and find out exactly where that vehicle – and theoretically it's driver – has been over the past two years.
Investigators can also use the license plate database to locate potential witnesses.
"Let's say we're at a homicide scene, responding units are arriving and other vehicles are leaving, which may have nothing to do with what happened
but could be witnesses later on," said Myers. "It allows us an opportunity to see who was in an area at a certain time."
"We have very strict guidelines within the Sheriff's Department about accessing; who can access, when it can be accessed and how it can be used," said
Myers.
"It's not used to spy on anybody. We don't drive into people's garages. We don't drive into their backyards. We drive on public roads and public
freeways," said Myers.
The license plate database --- maintained by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) -- is stored on computer servers in Arizona and
currently has 49 million local entries. On average, that's more than 25 photos for every vehicle registered in San Diego County.
San Diego entrepreneur Michael Robertson wants to know how many images of his own vehicle the government has collected and stored.
"They're building a secret file on you, where you go, what you do, where you travel, where you visit, where you recreate; and they can use it if
they're so inclined," Robertson said.
Robertson has filed a lawsuit against SANDAG because the agency won't give him access to photos of his own vehicle under a public records request.
"When we asked them, which law enforcement agencies are accessing this data and how often, they said they don't have any records of that, which is
preposterous," said Robertson.
In the San Francisco Bay area, one man discovered the government had collected about a hundred images of his vehicle using license plate readers,
including a photo taken in his driveway showing his children jumping out of the back seat of his car.
"These cameras don't just track you while you're driving," said Robertson. "They actually look in people's driveways. They look in parking lots of
stores. They look at church parking lots, any place people gather and park their cars."
Most police agencies in San Diego County are now using license plate readers and there are plans to combine the database with other regional agencies.
"It's only a matter of time before they decide they want to target all the people that go to medical marijuana dispensaries, or they want to target
all the people that go to a Tea Party rally, or you name it," Robertson said. "
SANDAG emailed CBS News 8 the following statement:
"The Regional License Plate Reader (LPR) Program adheres to stringent federal and state regulations protecting the confidentiality of criminal justice
data. The authorized law enforcement officials who query the LPR database must meet California Department of Justice and FBI certification
requirements to be granted access to the secure system. All queries must contain a reason for the search (e.g., tied to a specific case or
investigation), and all queries result in an audit trail. A license plate is assigned to a vehicle, and the registration information associated with
that vehicle is not part of the LPR record, nor can it be accessed through the LPR system. There is nothing within an LPR record that identifies a
person."
If a law enforcement officer needed to obtain the name of the registered owner of a particular license plate, that information would be accessed
through the Department of Motor Vehicles, not SANDAG."
http://www.cbs8.com/story/24004308/license-plate-readers-cre...
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3036031/posts?page=51
This article has a photo of the device.
Although I had Googled San Diego readers I find additional information including permanent mount plate readers on interstates throughout California
and other states.
An ACLU article regarding another diminished right and other state information here.
This all seems to go along with the information gathering apparatus we have recently become aware of.
http://www.google.com/search?q=news+article+on+licece+plate+... fficial&client=firefox-a
A commenter wrote on one of these sites:
"Now I wonder what became of the general thought behind "better dead than red". It was a way of restating "give me liberty or give me death". Now it
has been replaced with "give me a feeling of safety and the illusion that I am assured longevity; I do not care about living it free so long as I just
go on living".
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