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Getbig Main Boards => Politics and Political Issues Board => Topic started by: 240 is Back on January 27, 2015, 12:22:32 AM
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I've said it since Bush was in office - these "red light" cameras go from simple "failure to yield" systems into huge tracking databases with the stroke of a pen. Does anyone here like this system? There are some safety benefits for catching bad guys, but is the cost too much, given the ability to put them to evil use with a simple piece of legislation?
... Officials have publicly said that they track vehicles near the border with Mexico to help fight drug cartels. What hasn’t been previously disclosed is that the DEA has spent years working to expand the database “throughout the United States,’’ according to one email reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
Many state and local law-enforcement agencies are accessing the database for a variety of investigations, according to people familiar with the program, putting a wealth of information in the hands of local officials who can track vehicles in real time on major roadways.
... Sen. Patrick Leahy, senior Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the government’s use of license-plate readers “raises significant privacy concerns. The fact that this intrusive technology is potentially being used to expand the reach of the government’s asset-forfeiture efforts is of even greater concern.’’
Read more: http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-spies-on-millions-of-cars-1422314779