License Plate Recognition Cameras Should they be in Civilian Use? Even Police use ? Due they pose a Privacy Issue?

License plate Recognition systems are a very powerful tool for Law Enforcement  2  black box cameras are mounted on a police vehicle usually on the rear one on each side  , and as the officer goes about his patrol it automatically reads car license plates and alerts him to stolen vehicles or vehicle suspected to have been used in a crime as he passes them .

It has helped recover stolen vehicles and caught criminals in the act of committing crimes

Saves hours of looking up and calling in suspected plates thru  9-11 Dispatch Center

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMgo82d5kUY

 The  Mt Lebanon Pa Police  have one car outfitted and is using it. and The Pittsburgh Parking Authority has one it uses as its van rides around and spots cars which have high amounts of tickets due and lets them know its eligible to get "The Boot"  which immobilizes car till tickets are paid.

The system is expensive so many depts can not afford it.

Yet other day I see a civilian  owned car with a young guy behind he wheel at a local Speedway Gas Plaza in Oakmont  which has one..
Sowhat are they doing with it?
So out of curiosity I walk up and ask the young man about what the cameras where mounted on his car for 
Well its owned by a company which is looking for car's that are to be repossessed.
Same idea as parking authority lets them know when they come across a plate on repossession  list.

Already there are company's offering this data to anyone who has cash to pay for it

https://www.delvepoint.com/products-vehicle-sightings.html?utm_source=TPA%20On%20Google%20Search&utm_campaign=Top%20Placement%20Ads&utm_medium=cpc&keyword=license%20plate%20recognition&matchtype=p&adposition=1t1&device=c&gclid=Cj0KCQjwov3nBRDFARIsANgsdoEcRaWwhLQo2ez9dPxqmRVV9GDnkmVpayn6sEfoMJVz6Qb3aDdbft8aAvFdEALw_wcB

So you say no big deal I have no tickets or expired plate nor am I being prepossessed whats the big deal?

The big deal is the data base and just what are these cameras recording on these vehicles.
where is it being stored and who is in charge of it ?

Are they recording where your vehicle  was parked ?  Thats yours and only your's business no one elses.

Already the ACLU -The American Civil Liberty's Union  has taken a hard look at these cameras  and Facial recognition Cameras for same reason where is this information being stored ?and who is controlling it ?

When I use my EZ Pass on Pa. Turnpike I know it records my vehicle its great for Tax records
for my business but what about my private vehicle? same thing  Too much info being taken and stored .

While High Tech is great it is getting all too powerful and too far ahead of rules and laws
to keep up with it.

This data can help or Hurt you and yes you should be concerned about it.

Because in the wrong hands it can be extremely dangerous and put us into a 1984  situation.

Just look at China with its societal Rating and how they are using cameras to control lives and suppress freedom of expression and thought.

There needs to be a serious look at all this data being collected and how it is being used and when it should be permanently deleted the USA does not need to become China but we allow data to be collected on us daily by just about any one with out our knowledge which is being used now to determine if you get a job  ,a loan ,a medical treatment.

Because thats what Big Data allows.