LPR firms argue First Amendment right to collect license plate data

From	cykros@devio.us
Newsgroups	comp.misc
Subject	LPR firms argue First Amendment right to collect license plate data
Date	2014-02-14 19:43 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<ldlrle$7c7$4@dont-email.me> (permalink)

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cykros writes: Utah law currently provides regulations on the use
of License Plate Readers (LPR's), which are generally used by law
enforcement to quickly scan license plates to check against a 
database of vehicles that are stolen or otherwise qualify for a
"hot list".  Private LPR firms Digital Recognition Network and
Vigilant Solutioons are suing Utah's governor and attorney general
on the grounds that they claim to have a First Amendment right
to collect data on license plates, as they are displayed in public
view on roads.  Privacy advocates are dismayed by this suit, due
to the implications of this data being processed into a useful 
and organized database.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/02/private-firms-argue-first-amendment-right-to-collect-license-plate-data/

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LPR firms argue First Amendment right to collect license plate data cykros@devio.us - 2014-02-14 19:43 +0000
  Re: LPR firms argue First Amendment right to collect license plate data Atom Cogswell <m8r-uu8mmb@mailinator.com> - 2014-02-15 09:44 -0700
    Re: LPR firms argue First Amendment right to collect license plate data cykros@devio.us - 2014-02-16 03:16 +0000
      Re: LPR firms argue First Amendment right to collect license plate data RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-16 08:37 +0000
        Re: LPR firms argue First Amendment right to collect license plate data 2phar <none@example.com> - 2014-02-16 09:37 -0500

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