Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
It’s an ominous sight for some, a reassuring one for others. A small box with a flashing blue light and a Sacramento Police Department emblem on the cover sits high on a pole at Meadowview Road and Freeport Boulevard, overseeing the intersection. The box contains one of the hot trends in law enforcement. Three cameras capture the license-plate numbers of passing vehicles. Since September, Sacramento police have installed boxes at five major intersections around the city, offering officers real-time data on cars that have helped lead to a handful of arrests. They’re called Police Observation Devices, or PODs, and local police are trumpeting them as a key part of the “next-generation” technology they say is making Sacramento safer.They’re called Police Observation Devices, or PODs, and local police are trumpeting them as a key part of the “next-generation” technology they say is making Sacramento safer. But some people, including a state senator, have raised privacy concerns. They question how the license-plate data might be used – and possibly abused – by police and also by private companies, including collection agencies, that also use the technology. Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, has introduced legislation to put controls on license-plate-reading technology. It would […]
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