This Company Will Add Phone, AirPod, and Smartwatch Trackers to License Plate Readers
Source: 404 Media
A surveillance company plans to add sensors to automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) that would mean the devices, as well as capture the license plate of passing vehicles, would also sweep up unique identifiers of mobile phones, wearables, and other Bluetooth-enabled devices in those cars, potentially letting law enforcement identify specific drivers or passengers.
The technology, called SignalTrace, would turn ALPR cameras from devices focused on tracking cars to ones that can more readily track the location of particular people. ALPR cameras have become a commonly deployed technology all across the U.S.; SignalTrace would make some of those cameras capable of collecting much more data.
SignalTrace bridges license plate recognition data with sensor-captured device identifierssuch as those from mobile phones, Bluetooth wearables, and vehicle systemsto create a unique, trackable electronic fingerprint for investigative use, according to a product sheet describing the tool, written by surveillance company Leonardo, which advertises SignalTrace.
The sort of data Leonardo says SignalTrace can sweep up includes the RFID tags in key cards and pet microchips; devices with Bluetooth such as wireless headphones, fitness trackers, and mobile phones; components of a car like tire pressure sensors and infotainment systems; and Wi-Fi sources such as vehicle hotspots and laptops, according to the product sheet.
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Read more: https://www.404media.co/this-company-will-add-phone-airpod-and-smartwatch-trackers-to-license-plate-readers/
ret5hd
(22,660 posts)to keep people out, right? Right?
dalton99a
(95,829 posts)purr-rat beauty
(1,533 posts)Like, who can you trust with this technology?
Skittles
(173,376 posts)they'll just sweep up your data using other methods
BWdem4life
(3,118 posts)ShazzieB
(22,996 posts)Does this include hearing aids with Bluetooth? I have one of those. How bizarre that anyone would be tracking my fucking hearing aid!.
Karasu
(2,226 posts)symbolic of the rot of American capitalism into outright fascism.
When peoples privacy is now just something to be sold, how many rights do you even have left?