From guest writer Joe Cadillic of the MassPrivatel Blog. Since October 1, 2017, Massachusetts vehicle inspection sticker stations have each been required to purchase five cameras to record vehicles in real-time. The new system called ‘Mass Vehicle Check‘ (MVC) requires inspectors and stations to spend between $5,710.00 – $8.141.00 dollars on government-approved surveillance gear. Forcing vehicle inspection stations to pay […]
44 Blog Posts From the LICENSE PLATE Tag
MA Inspection Station Cameras Spy on More Than Just License Plates: NMA E-Newsletter #487
May 14, 2018 • 0 Comments • Driver's License, Facial Recognition, LICENSE PLATE, PRIVACY, Technology
Are License Plate Numbers Personal Data?
There are more or less 268 million registered vehicles in the US with only 221 million licensed drivers. There is a reasonable assumption that people who own a car are generally the driver. Let’s face it–most folks would generally not lend out their vehicles except for a good reason. In order to drive a car, […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: April 30, 2018
April 30, 2018 • 0 Comments • ACLU, ALPR, ANPR, Corruption, Fuel, Gas Tax, LICENSE PLATE, PRIVACY, Red-Light Cameras, School Bus Cameras, Speed Cameras, Technology, TheNewspaper, TOLLING, VMT, VMT Tax
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –VA Supremes one step from banning License Plate Spying– –OH Supremes skeptical over municipal speed cam suit– –WA State VMT Tax experiment cost $2000 per participant– Friday, April 27, 2018 Virginia Supreme Court One Step From Banning License Plate Spying Police use of automated license plate readers (ALPR or ANPR) […]
Car Black Box—Did you know you had one?
• March 30, 2018 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, Black Boxes, Driver's License, EVENT DATA RECORDER, Insurance Companies, LICENSE PLATE, NHTSA, NMA, PRIVACY, SAFETY, Traffic Tickets, VMT
A vehicle’s event data recorder (sometimes called EDRs) or a black box (similar to what planes have) generally capture rudimentary information just prior to an accident. The inflation of the airbag initiates the retention of up to 15 different pieces of information such as vehicle speed, seat belt use and brake application. Currently, black boxes […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: February 5, 2018
February 5, 2018 • 0 Comments • ACLU, ALPR, ANPR, Car Care, Driver's License, FOURTH AMENDMENT, Gary Biller, Gas Tax, LICENSE PLATE, NHTSA, NMA, PRIVACY, Red-Light Cameras, Roadblocks, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, TheNewspaper, Ticket Quotas, traffic safety, Traffic Tickets
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Federal Judge upholds Warrantless License Plate Tracking– –NHTSA says Fed Law requires Ticket Quotas– Friday, February 2, 2018 Federal Judge Upholds Warrantless License Plate Tracking The courts place limits on the ability of police to monitor motorists through GPS devices, but officers can now obtain an even more detailed travel […]
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