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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Calif. bill would create electronic license plates
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Calif. bill would create electronic license plates
http://j.mp/11Y7s2R (Sacramento Bee)
"He said concerns over privacy have come up, but dismissed them because
it is an opt-in program and there would be security controls in place
to protect information. Cardozo of the Electronic Frontier Foundation
said the technology could lead to police monitoring, particularly in
light of a Supreme Court ruling last year that said law enforcement
needed a search warrant to place a tracking device on a vehicle. "If
the technology is already on the car, then the government wouldn't
need a warrant to place the device because it's already there,"
Cardozo said."
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Worry not, citizen! Security controls are in place!
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