Two weeks in a row, I wrote about surveillance of drivers and only to learn hours later that the problem was even worse than I thought. Last week we learned cell phone spy LocationSmart didn’t require authentication to use its tracking API. Anybody in the world could track you. During the rise of Facebook somebody […]
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TheNewspaper.com Roundup: May 21, 2018
May 21, 2018 • 0 Comments • Driver's License, FOURTH AMENDMENT, NTSB, PRIVACY, RENTAL CAR, REVENUE GENERATION, Ridesharing, road safety, SAFETY, SCHOOL BUS, SCHOOL BUS CAMERA, Speed Cameras, SPEED TRAP, TheNewspaper, Toll Roads, traffic safety, Traffic Tickets
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –NTSB examines school bus fatalities– –Traffic school has no safety benefit– –TX AG says no more public money for toll roads– Friday, May 18, 2018 NTSB Investigation Examines Preventable School Bus Fatalities The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will meet Tuesday to discuss a pair of tragic school bus accidents […]
The Court Stands Up For Motorists: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #488
May 21, 2018 • 0 Comments • Driver's License, FOURTH AMENDMENT, ILLEGAL SEARCH, NMA, PRIVACY, RENTAL CAR
“Few protections are as essential to individual liberty as the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. The Framers made that right explicit in the Bill of Rights following their experience with the indignities and invasions of privacy wrought by ‘general warrants and warrantless searches that had so alienated the colonists and had […]
A one way street
A lot of news came out shortly after I wrote about a town’s plan to deploy cell phone trackers to keep nonresidents out. The New York Times told me it was even easier than I thought. Instead of buying hardware, police can use an online tracking service. A tracking service vulnerable to hackers, according to […]
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
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 […]
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