December 5, 2015
OPEN SOURCING SECURITY IN THE PURITAN NATION:
New software watches for license plates, turning you into Little Brother : How long until a license plate reader data blackmail-style website appears? (Cyrus Farivar, Dec 5, 2015, Ars Technica)
We now live in a world where if you have an IP-enabled security camera, you can download some free, open-source software from GitHub and boom--you have a fully functional automated license plate reader (ALPR, or LPR).Welcome to the sousveillance state: the technology that was once was just the purview of government contractors a few years ago could now be on your own street soon.
Posted by Orrin Judd at December 5, 2015 1:25 PM