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
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
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.
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