Executives Retweet ALPR Camera Context and Defense
Retweets by Garry Tan and David Ulevitch share Rafa_Mangual comments on ALPR systems.
Garry Tan retweeted Rafa_Mangual stating claims about ALPR dragnet and abuse in New York City are not true and coverage is limited. David Ulevitch separately retweeted the same account noting automatic license plate readers have operated in U.S. cities since at least 2006 and referencing an Ars Technica article on the topic. The source lines record these retweets and include generated headlines summarizing the posts as a defense against surveillance concerns and a note on the technology's history.
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Rafael A. Mangual@Rafa_Mangual“Imagine”!? ALPRs have been deployed throughout U.S. cities since at least 2006. Here’s Ars Technica warning about the fact that ALPRs were collecting millions of travel records… in 2012. What are you talking about?
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RA Rafael A. Mangual@Rafa_MangualThis is actually helpful, because none of these things are true: (1) It’s not a “dragnet.” NYC probably has more coverage from ALPRs like Flock cameras than any city in the country. The city deploys somewhere in the range of 1,500 ALPRs (fixed and mobile combined). But the city…
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RA Rafael A. Mangual@Rafa_Mangual“Imagine”!? ALPRs have been deployed throughout U.S. cities since at least 2006. Here’s Ars Technica warning about the fact that ALPRs were collecting millions of travel records… in 2012. What are you talking about?
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