School Bus Safety Cameras to Be Repurposed as License Plate Readers, Raising Privacy Concerns
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Stephen Edelstein
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The article reports on a company that sells cameras to catch drivers illegally passing stopped school buses, which now plans to turn those cameras into automatic license plate readers (LPRs). This follows a previous report about SignalTrace, a product that tracks electronic signatures from connected devices and car infotainment hardware. The company is expanding surveillance capabilities on school buses, raising privacy concerns about turning school transportation into a mobile surveillance network.
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404media published a report on Tuesday detailing plans to equip schoolhouses with automat
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