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Out of curiosity, what are the non-surveillance uses for a license plate tracking service

The estimated travel times displayed in major cities along highways are calculated by license plate sampling from what I understand

So you think that is the unauthorized use that the officers were fired for?

That seems overly complicated when simple speed sensors would do the job.

I dont think thats everywhere. CA freeways have speed sensors every mile or two, and from that, along a given route you can estimate time

This is called a strawman. The article was about misconduct, not technology.

It absolutely is not, and you’re not in a debate anyway.

I just stated I read the article. I was never trying to debate anything. It appears most of these comments have no idea what the article is about.

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