License Plate Readers Are Creating a US-Wide Database of Political Lawn Signs and Bumper Stickers
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"License plate recognition (LPR) technology supports public safety and community services, from helping to find abducted children and stolen vehicles to automating toll collection and lowering insurance premiums by mitigating insurance fraud," Jeremiah Wheeler, the president of DRN, says in a statement.
"Perhaps they want to express themselves in their communities, to their neighbors, but they don't necessarily want to be logged into a nationwide database that's accessible to police authorities," Stanley says.
"Any number of times is too many times, especially when it's finding stuff like what people are wearing or lawn signs," Weist says.
"DRNsights complies with all applicable laws and regulations," Wheeler says. "The DRNsights tool allows authorized parties to access license plate information and associated vehicle information that is captured in public locations and visible to all. "
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