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like. how. close. you. were. to. other. vehicles. and. do. a. pretty.
good.job.of.establishing.fault.in.an.accident.
This. information. could. be. very. important. and. could. be.
data. that.you.might.welcome.or.regret,.depending. on. your.
situation.and.perspective.
Before.we.leave.the.car,.there.is.one.other.source.of.data.
created.as.you.drive.to.work..In.many.cities.throughout.the.
United.States.and.in.other.countries.there.are.license.capture.
cameras.. These. are. meant. to. be. used. by. law. enforcement.
to. be. able. to. track. down. terrorists. or. criminals,. or. even. to.
search.for.missing.persons.
However,. it. has. been. established. that. in. fact. all. of. the.
data.collected.from.those.cameras,.and.possibly.from.tolling.
systems.or.other.trafic.control.and.surveillance.systems,.are.
being.collected.and.stored.electronically.in.a.database.
Law. enforcement. can. access. that. database. to. look. for.
a.fugitive.or.a.child.stealer..In.a.recent.article.in.the.
ABA.
Journal
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. it. was. noted. that. in. one. case. police. sent. more.
patrol.cars.into.an.area.when.they.noticed.rival.gangs'.vehi-
cles.converging.
Even.though.there.are.legitimate.and.important.uses.for.
these.surveillance.tools,.you.need.to.be.aware.that.this.is.yet.
another.source.of.information.being.created.about.you.as.you.
move.through.your.day.
Of. course,. if. you. are. carrying. a. smart. phone. or. tablet,.
records.are.also.being.kept.about.where.that.device.is.at.all.
times..Those.records.exist.for.the.purpose.of.being.able.to.
ind. a. lost. device,. but. again. they. are. created. and. could. be.
used.to.track.where.you.travel.
Let's.say.you.are.a.bus.or.train.rider.instead.of.a.driver.
and. head. to. your. bus. stop. to. commute. to. work.. Nearly. all.
of. those. mass. transit. systems. are. completely. regulated. and.
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ABA.Journal
,.Privacy.Law,.Debra.Cassens.Weiss,.DC.Police.Scan.and.Store.
License.Plate.Images;.ACLU.Suggests.Need.for.a.Warrant,.November.21,.2011:.
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/d.c._police_snap_and._store._license.
_.plate_images_aclu_suggests_need_for_a_wa/?utm_source=maestro&utm_
medium=email&utm_campaign=tech_monthly..Retrieved.2011-11-26.
