New License Plate Cameras Can Also Track Phones, Wearables, and Other Smart Devices
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Adam Ismail
Summary
Defense contractor Leonardo is introducing SignalTrace, a new technology that pairs automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) with sensors capable of scraping unique identifiers from smart devices like phones, wearables, and infotainment systems. This surveillance expansion allows data brokers and law enforcement to track individuals' locations, movements, and behaviors through the devices they carry, raising significant privacy concerns as the technology becomes more pervasive.
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· 3 pulledIf data brokers can track the devices you take with you, they know where you live, where you go, and what you do.
Defense contractor Leonardo is promoting a new technology called SignalTrace that will package plate cameras with sensors that can scrape unique identifiers tied to your smart devices
And the stakes are only poised to climb higher, now that surveillance companies that sell automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) are getting in on the game.
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