Putnam legislators demand policy for license plate readers

togmaster · Feb 23, 2020

Tendy assured the lawmakers that license plate readers were “subject to the restraints of the U.S. Constitution as well as 4th Amendment restrictions and a judge’s determination as to what the restrictions mean.

Funny how they pick and choose what parts of the constitution to uphold.

libertysnake · Feb 23, 2020

I have issues with the government just wholesale collecting tons of data on random people. The idea of a police state seems to go strictly against the ideas of individual freedoms and liberties -- China being the dystopian end game of what that could look like when the government has too much power to watch over people.

I very much understand that not utilizing scanners is going to make tracking bad people harder; those are risks I'm willing to take in the interest of individual freedoms.

PutnamCharlie · Feb 23, 2020

I had the local sheriff pull up to me at a gas station and tell me that my reg was suspended on my work van. she didn't do anything except let me know and to look into it. But the plate reader picked it up just by driving by my van at the pump. In a way I was lucky it was caught by her and not while I was in the city because that would have been a different ball game.

ProgSpear · Feb 23, 2020

PutnamCharlie said:
I had the local sheriff pull up to me at a gas station and tell me that my reg was suspended on my work van. she didn't do anything except let me know and to look into it. But the plate reader picked it up just by driving by my van at the pump. In a way I was lucky it was caught by her and not while I was in the city because that would have been a different ball game.

In foreign policy circles that’s known as projecting “soft power”.

MothMan · Feb 23, 2020

With the NSA having access to that upflow of data a vehicle could be tracked in near real time if desired.

Celt · Feb 23, 2020

I can't stand this crap. It's only going to get worse until we are literally without Freedom at all. Only the Elite Class we'll have any sense of freedom.

BDinPutnam · Feb 23, 2020

I like Bob and think he's generally a good DA but I am not down with this at all.

Robin · Feb 23, 2020

PutnamCharlie said:
I had the local sheriff pull up to me at a gas station and tell me that my reg was suspended on my work van. she didn't do anything except let me know and to look into it. But the plate reader picked it up just by driving by my van at the pump. In a way I was lucky it was caught by her and not while I was in the city because that would have been a different ball game.

Yep, had one walk to me while I was pumping gas and told me my inspection was overdue, smiled and walked back to his car, pulling radar duty.
Robin

1075tech · Feb 23, 2020

So, how exactly do these things work? Recognition of shapes, i.e. letters and numbers? IR? Is there a way to "confuse" the reader without overtly changing the visual display?

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Robin · Feb 23, 2020

I've read where "Talon's" work real good.

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Toecutter · Feb 23, 2020

I hate to break it to you but your phone is mapping every foot you move all day all the time . But hey at least they mentioned the constitution as they invade your privacy while telling you the world will fall into chaos if you don’t hand over a basic human right to not tagged like cattle while you go about your day.

Toecutter · Feb 23, 2020

1075tech said:
So, how exactly do these things work? Recognition of shapes, i.e. letters and numbers? IR? Is there a way to "confuse" the reader without overtly changing the visual display?

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Yes it recognizes shapes that’s why they want to change back to high contrast plates.

1075tech · Feb 23, 2020

Well, damn. Now they'll see exactly how boring a life I have. If only people knew how much they track you and how easy it is for them to do so. Cell phone, ez-pass, plate readers, traffic cameras, etc. A few more CCTV s and we'll be China or the UK

Robin · Feb 23, 2020

We have a nice campfire site, no phones allowed. What is said at the camp fire stays at the camp fire.
Robin

technicalgadget · Feb 24, 2020

1075tech said:
So, how exactly do these things work? Recognition of shapes, i.e. letters and numbers? IR? Is there a way to "confuse" the reader without overtly changing the visual display?
Asking for a friend

I'm not advocating anything illegal but I have seen these types of polarized license plate covers for sale online. Also, I believe in NYS it is illegal to have any sort of cover on your license plate.

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GOPerfect · Feb 24, 2020

There are many legal, well, not illegal things that can done to confuse the readers.

Chunk of mud or snow comes to mind.

Putnam legislators demand policy for license plate readers

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