Privacy fears stoked by vehicle licence plate readers
US police departments are rapidly expanding the use of automatic vehicle licence plate readers, sparking debate on whether the technology is a valuable crime-fighting tool or a massive invasion of privacy.
(AFP) US police departments are rapidly expanding the use of automatic vehicle number plate, (or licence plate) readers, sparking debate on whether the technology is a valuable crime-fighting tool or a massive invasion of privacy.
A recent report by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) warned that these readers, used in patrol cars or fixed locations on streets and highways, collect data on tens of millions of Americans who have committed no wrongdoing, with a potential for privacy abuses.
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