By guest writer Joe Cadillic, founder of the MassPrivatel Blog 2021 will also go down as the year police/Flock Safety license plate readers exploded across the country. One major development that went overlooked by the mass media is Flock Safety’s role in the ever-expanding network of police license plate readers. From January 2021-December 2021, law […]
5 Blog Posts From the street furniture Tag
2021: The Year Flock Safety License Plate Readers Exploded Across the Country
January 11, 2022 • 0 Comments • ACLU, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Driver's License, DRONES, Facial Recognition, ICE, license plate readers, LICENSE PLATES, PRIVACY, Smart Cities, street furniture, Street Lights, Technology, TICKET FINES
A Bait and Switch on the Use of Smart Streetlights in San Diego
• August 18, 2020 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Facial Recognition, LICENSE PLATES, PEDESTRIAN, PRIVACY, SAFETY, street furniture, Street Lights, Technology
Street furniture, such as the lowly streetlight, has recently seen an upgrade to a higher status. No longer just an illumination device, streetlights have now been drafted to gather street data and even police surveillance. Since 2018, San Diego police have used streetlight footage nearly 400 times to help in criminal investigations such as sexual […]
Do we really need Smart Cities?
June 1, 2020 • 0 Comments • ACLU, CELL PHONE, connected cars, Contact Tracing, Driver's License, DRIVERLESS CARS, DRONES, Facial Recognition, LEGISLATION, LICENSE PLATE, license plate readers, PEDESTRIAN, PRIVACY, SAFETY, Smart Cities, street furniture, Street Lights, Technology, TRAFFIC CAMERA
Written by Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director with Joe Cadillic, MassPrivatel Blog The Street Surveillance Watch Blog comes to you biweekly on the National Motorists Association Blog. If you have comments or suggestions, write a comment after this blog or contact us at nma@motorists.org. Do we really need Smart Cities? Even before the COVID0-19 crisis, […]
NMA Principle Number 7: Motorists’ rights that keep pace with technological advances
• April 19, 2019 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, Breathalyzers, CELL PHONE, connected cars, Driver's License, DRIVERLESS CARS, Insurance Companies, Mass Transit, NMA, PRIVACY, Ridesharing, SAFETY, street furniture, Technology, Traffic Congestion, VISION ZERO
The Driving in America Blog was started a year ago to bring more information to those who are beginning their journey as motorists’ rights advocates. Over the next several months, I will be working with each of the seven NMA principles to give readers of this weekly blog some idea of what we all are working towards […]
Covert Facial Recognition Street Lights—Coming Soon to a Neighborhood near You?: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #514
November 19, 2018 • 0 Comments • DRONES, Facial Recognition, PRIVACY, street furniture, Street Lights, Technology, Traffic Congestion
From guest writer Joe Cadillic of the MassPrivtel Blog A recent Reuter’s article revealed that ST Engineering has been awarded $5.5 million to install facial recognition street lights in Singapore. ST’s smart street lights come equipped with sensors, LED screens and covert cameras already installed. Incredibly, ST claims their spying street lights can bring “healthcare benefits to residents.” […]
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