January 10, 2016 • Driver's License,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
MINNESOTA,
NEW HAMPSHIRE,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIVACY,
Real ID,
TSA,
WASHINGTON D.C.,
WISCONSIN Sometime this year the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will likely begin restricting the rights of U.S. citizens to travel freely throughout the country. At the end of last year DHS announced that sometime in 2016 it may require airline passengers to present either a traditional passport or Real ID-compliant identification to board a domestic […]
December 27, 2015 • CALIFORNIA,
Driver's License,
DRIVERLESS CARS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
LICENSE,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIVACY,
SAFETY,
SPEED LIMIT,
Technology We see many news stories touting the potential benefits of driverless cars: increased mobility for the elderly, congestion mitigation and safer roads to name a few. But amid the enthusiasm, we ran across two stories this week that illustrate the conflicts and contradictions that arise when trying to reconcile the role driverless cars will play […]
August 9, 2015 • ALPR,
CELL PHONE,
CRIMINAL,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Facial Recognition,
FOIA,
LICENSE PLATE,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIVACY,
PUBLIC RECORDS,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
SPEED LIMIT,
Technology License plate readers, facial recognition systems, surveillance cameras, cell phone snoopers. They’re all out there, and the NMA needs all the help it can get in fighting back. That’s why we appreciate the efforts of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The EFF has made citizen surveillance a priority through its newly launched Street Level Surveillance […]
May 17, 2015 • CALIFORNIA,
DRIVERLESS CARS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FLORIDA,
INSURANCE,
LEGISLATION,
MICHIGAN,
NEVADA,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIVACY,
SAFETY,
Technology No development in the auto industry has attracted more attention lately than the prospect of driverless cars. And with good reason. Driverless car advocates promise many potential benefits including safer roads, less congestion, greater mobility and convenience, and lower insurance costs. As we pointed out in our summer 2013 Driving Freedoms cover story, driverless cars […]
May 10, 2015 • ALPR,
Corruption,
CRIMINAL,
DRIVER EDUCATION,
Driver's License,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
GPS TRACKING,
ILLEGAL SEARCH,
LICENSE PLATES,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIVACY,
Real ID,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
REVENUE GENERATION,
ROAD-USER FEES,
ROADBLOCK,
SAFETY,
SPEED LIMIT,
SPEED TRAP,
TICKET REVENUE,
TOLL,
TRAFFIC STOP Most websites, particularly those offering a product or service, have an About Us section. That is where curious online viewers can learn more about the website sponsor, albeit through a controlled narrative. For an advocacy organization like the NMA, About Us can serve multiple purposes. It can inform those who are thinking about becoming a […]
