106 Alerts From the Technology Tag

Profiteering from Surveillance: NMA E-Newsletter #369

February 7, 2016 • ALPR, CIVIL FORFEITURE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LICENSE PLATES, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, Technology, TEXAS, TICKET FINES

Our discussion of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) often focuses on the threat the technology poses to motorist privacy as well as on the ways to limit that threat.   And for good reason. With enough ALPRs, authorities can track the day-to-day movements of everyone who drives a car. By storing and mining that data, they […]

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Removing Humans from the Equation: NMA E-Newsletter #363

December 27, 2015 • CALIFORNIA, Driver's License, DRIVERLESS CARS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LICENSE, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, Technology

We see many news stories touting the potential benefits of driverless cars: increased mobility for the elderly, congestion mitigation and safer roads to name a few. But amid the enthusiasm, we ran across two stories this week that illustrate the conflicts and contradictions that arise when trying to reconcile the role driverless cars will play […]

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“Seriously? It’s Come to This?”: NMA E-Newsletter #345

August 23, 2015 • ALPR, ARIZONA, CANADA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, LICENSE PLATE, MASSACHUSETTS, NEWSLETTER, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SPEED CAMERA, SPEEDING, Technology, TICKET REVENUE

We find ourselves saying that a lot these days as we run across more and more stories like these: The first comes from Edmonton, Alberta, where officials are considering disguising speed cameras as utility boxes. When asked about the idea, traffic safety director Gerry Shimko had nothing to say about the covert operation’s safety benefits. […]

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A Little Help Here: NMA E-Newsletter #343

August 9, 2015 • ALPR, CELL PHONE, CRIMINAL, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Facial Recognition, FOIA, LICENSE PLATE, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, PUBLIC RECORDS, RED LIGHT CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, Technology

License plate readers, facial recognition systems, surveillance cameras, cell phone snoopers. They’re all out there, and the NMA needs all the help it can get in fighting back. That’s why we appreciate the efforts of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The EFF has made citizen surveillance a priority through its newly launched Street Level Surveillance […]

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NMA E-Newsletter #331: The Tradeoffs of Driverless Cars

May 17, 2015 • CALIFORNIA, DRIVERLESS CARS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, INSURANCE, LEGISLATION, MICHIGAN, NEVADA, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, SAFETY, Technology

No development in the auto industry has attracted more attention lately than the prospect of driverless cars. And with good reason. Driverless car advocates promise many potential benefits including safer roads, less congestion, greater mobility and convenience, and lower insurance costs. As we pointed out in our summer 2013 Driving Freedoms cover story, driverless cars […]

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