York City Police Department to Deploy Automatic License Plate Scanners

[justashooter]

It is interesting to note that federally funded license plate scanners come with requirements that data be shared with DHS fusion centers.

so what you're saying is that a national effort is underway to track movements nationwide.

guess i'll just have to park with the back bumper facing a wall...

[streaker69]

so what you're saying is that a national effort is underway to track movements nationwide.

guess i'll just have to park with the back bumper facing a wall...

Have you heard anything about RFID tags embedded in Inspection stickers? I've heard rumors, but nothing confirmed.

[Kimba]

I think something like this would be useful.

http://www.phantomplate.com/

[IronSight]

I think something like this would be useful.

http://www.phantomplate.com/

and illegal

[soberbyker]

The ALPR are the wave of the future, more and more PD's are using them, let's face it folks, like it or not, big brother is (and has been) here and it will only get worse.

Cherry Hill, NJ police phasing in new cruisers .....

“And,” said the chief, “we’ll have license plate readers coming in for the cars real soon.”

http://www.courierpostonline.com/art...g-new-cruisers

Odd side note, it looks like the photo of the new police car in the above article was taken (or photo shopped) in front of a flag painted on a wall in Philadelphia, PA that I pass everyday on the way to work.



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[streaker69]

and illegal

...and it's a scam.

[Shomari]

I can tell the York Daily Record has been paying attention to our efforts to educate people on the privacy implications of the devices for the last year. Here's their editorial:

http://www.ydr.com/opinion/ci_212480...-an-efficiency

[Sniper061]

Have you heard anything about RFID tags embedded in Inspection stickers? I've heard rumors, but nothing confirmed.

I don't see it with RFID tags. The things have to be powered by an external source and so the range they can be read at is a matter of inches *maybe* a foot and change in optimal conditions.

[streaker69]

I don't see it with RFID tags. The things have to be powered by an external source and so the range they can be read at is a matter of inches *maybe* a foot and change in optimal conditions.

Read the spec's on this relatively inexpensive device that's meant for small businesses.

http://www.firecontrolinc.com/downloads/lrx201.pdf

Page #2, Max range with a certain antenna 100 meters.

Now, imagine what a government agency can afford to implement.

Also, RFID tags are not powered by an external source, they're RFID, they're powered by the EM radiation of the reader. That's why they have them that can be implanted in dogs and people. No batteries required.

[Sniper061]

Read the spec's on this relatively inexpensive device that's meant for small businesses.

http://www.firecontrolinc.com/downloads/lrx201.pdf

Page #2, Max range with a certain antenna 100 meters.

Now, imagine what a government agency can afford to implement.

Also, RFID tags are not powered by an external source, they're RFID, they're powered by the EM radiation of the reader. That's why they have them that can be implanted in dogs and people. No batteries required.

You're both right and wrong. By "External power source" I was referring to the EM radiation put off by the reader, not a battery or having it plugged in to a wall.

Now that particular reader you mentioned is made for active RFID tags. Tags which *are* powered by an internal lithium-ion battery and do transmit an active signal.

http://www.wavetrend.net/downloads/i...v-tags/TGP.pdf

The type of RFID tags that they could put on a license plate would still be limited to the inactive variety put in pets and such as you noted. However, even with a really awesome antenna, you are still limited to maybe a foot or two range under the best of conditions.