Ever noticed the new Texas plates? The black and white ones with the water marks and ghost like squiggly lines in two places on the plate. They have enhanced reflectivity and are designed to be read by ALPR’s.
Automatic License Plate Readers. These beauties are mounted on squad cars, highway overpasses and or where ever big brother feels the need to collect info on your comings and goings.
ALPR’s can read a lic. plates in very low ambient lighting and at speeds of up to 100 mph. They can scan/process hundreds of plates per hour and compare then to a state data base.
Officers now sweep through parking lots and neighborhoods scanning vehicles for violations of all types as well as stolen vehicles.
When a officer runs your plate, he now knows whether you have insurance, inspection, registration, Concealed handgun, wants and warrants, digital photo of your face and driving record all before he ever walks up to your window.
Welcome to the new world where privacy is a thing of the past.
Next class will be on surveillance drones used by local law enforcement. Don't forget to catch the episode on militarization of local law enforcement, (police state America).
http://www.texasobserver.org/the-eyes-of-texas-cops-are-upon-you/
http://rt.com/usa/drone-surveillance-montgomery-weapon-507/
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It’s frightening.
This is also why Texas went to the change in the license plate holder/frame many people use.
They can’t cover any of the plate info so they can be read by the readers.
I used to put Vaseline on my plates to get through the toll plazas (Bush Freeway and etc.)