Florida town will soon have cameras and computers running background checks on every car and driver

One of the nation's wealthiest towns will soon have cameras and computers running background checks on every car and driver that passes through. Police Chief Clay Walker said cameras will take infrared photos recording a car's tag number, then software will automatically run the numbers through law enforcement databases. A 911 dispatcher is alerted if the car is stolen or is the subject of a "be on the lookout" warning.

Next to the tag number, police will have a picture of the driver, taken with another set of cameras ? upgraded versions of the standard surveillance cameras already in place.

If there is a robbery, police will be able to comb records to determine who drove through town on a given afternoon or evening.

This is the classic surveilance-state, Big Brother scenario. It's not a joke. They really do have cameras that will automatically read your license plate and notify someone if you are in some kind of database.

Posted on 2004-04-28 19:24:22.0 by matthew@triggerfinger.org

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