Police are using drones to read license plates.

[tstr14]

Just received this link from Malwarebytes: Police using drones to read your license plates, warns EFF

 

[mavic3usa]

The People are starting to take notice. Groups like the IJ are starting to get involved. This needs to be handled thru the judicial system because the legislation is not working. When cities start sharing your data with the central government (and that includes the FAA) it's bad news for everyone when all the data is linked and AI along with facial recognitions comes into play.

Imagine adding drones to the mix along with the ground cameras:

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[Cafguy]

Drones with facial recognition holding me for the police because I blew off jury duty is my worst nightmare. All I can say is get used to it. I myself have seen matrices and such fly over my neighborhood and I'm pretty sure its the property tax office or code enforcement mostly. On the 4th of July our town has quite a few drones in the air and if you are outside you will see one or two. I live pretty close to the airport so no fancy delivery for me. the skies sure are getting full tho.
This story is really not too shocking and I would ask why the police bought a matrice when they are certain to have a few traffic cams lying around. In Bakersfield if you run a red light or turn illegally in some way you will see a little flash at most lights and you can expect a letter in a few weeks. and the CHP has cams all up and down the freeway reading your plates and watching for violations. I'm sure they spend countless hours "running" plates.

 

[Recoveryone]

Drones with facial recognition holding me for the police because I blew off jury duty is my worst nightmare. All I can say is get used to it. I myself have seen matrices and such fly over my neighborhood and I'm pretty sure its the property tax office or code enforcement mostly. On the 4th of July our town has quite a few drones in the air and if you are outside you will see one or two. I live pretty close to the airport so no fancy delivery for me. the skies sure are getting full tho.
This story is really not too shocking and I would ask why the police bought a matrice when they are certain to have a few traffic cams lying around. In Bakersfield if you run a red light or turn illegally in some way you will see a little flash at most lights and you can expect a letter in a few weeks. and the CHP has cams all up and down the freeway reading your plates and watching for violations. I'm sure they spend countless hours "running" plates.

Bakersfield is largely farm and oil land, so wouldn't make more sense that those drones may be involved in agriculture/oil field assessment related work?

 

[Cafguy]

Yes there is a bunch of that I used to watch a patch of oilfield stuff with my Drone.

 

[sarahb]

No crime, no harm, no big deal.

 

[Army Vet]

Police Patrol Cars have had this technology for over 25 years. Capture the plate number, run the plate through the system and the patrol car pulls you over if you have any outstanding tickets or warrants or worse.
Happened to me for a ticket I received over 15 years ago. And forgot
Cops were good about it, gave me a notice to appear in court.
Now the long non related story.
I went to court. Walked up to the prosecutor and explained the situation. She says no problem. Proceeds to write it up with me pleading guilty and paying a fine of something over $500! I said that's not happening. And why not not she says.
Told her to find the officer that issued the original citation. Good luck with that, he is probably in Florida retired.
Then put me in front of the judge. God she was pissed LOL. I figured, Ok, don't need the prosecutor hating me UGHH Told her I will pay the original fine. Done deal. $65. She later admitted, I did a good job. We parted friends.

 

[High_Order1]

I really don't care about the drone angle.

Between flock and paid scouts, you aren't getting away from license plate readers.

I'm a little torn; it has helped in my state with missing people and stolen cars. But I don't like that I am increasingly becoming an excel file of locations and times and speeds and whatever else they can collect on me.

That's the real problem, personalized data is more valuable than precious metals, and it is addictive.