On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:30:54 -0500, EG wrote:

Jim Logajan wrote:

Not the same thing. License plates and vehicle registrations don't involve
tracking your car's movements.

Au contrair, mon ami. Such technology is being tested today in
several locations in the United States with great success. And the
technology is getting better all the time. New IR laser based devices
can record license plates at a rate of better than 20 per second from
moving vehicles. My brother, who works at the Department of Homeland
Security, tells me that within ten years, in order to better protect
the public from criminals and terrorists, there will be a nationwide
network of automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) devices covering
most major cities and highways.

And he would be correct.
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