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Re: LPR firms argue First Amendment right to collect license plate data

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On 2/14/2014 12:43 PM, cykros@devio.us wrote:
> 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/
> 
In other news, citizens have the right to photograph the faces of
executives who work at License Plate Reader manufacturers, publish their
biographies on the internet, track the location of these individuals,
and publish their whereabouts, and that of their family members, 24/7/365.

If the surveillance state is good for the goose, it's good for the
gander, no?

(sorry for replying to your email OP, not used to using Thunderbird as a
newsgroup reader)

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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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