Millions are been watched in the United States by an expansive license plate tracking program. This technology is called automatic License plate readers, which are small cameras that are located on highway overpasses, which can also be found in patrol cars and on top of light signals. They are made to scan a vehicle and take picture of the license plate numbers, the time, date, and GPS location the vehicle is when happens to drive through this small scanners. This type of scanner can scan several cars at the same time. Although automatic license plate reader take away your privacy they are necessary for everyone’s safety. The license plate tracker programs which started by the Drug Enforcement Administration to combat many of the drugs trafficking …show more content…
How? Well they start send out a message letting every one know what vehicle the suspected might be driving this is send to all police unit and they are alerted. This small device automatically read their license plate and if this plates are been looked for in just instance they will be notified
Third this many of this scans are really helpful wen it comes to a stolen car. Information is sent to the public safety database were an electronic voice alert is send to all the police enforcement letting them not what is going on around them. Then the scanner come in place when an officer is driving and the cope scans the vehicles plates all the information comes out. So if this vehicle is been look for in amount of second a police officer can detected with this cameras making it faster and easer to arrest the suspect.
Many people fight for their freedom and privacy. They are against all this programs. This cameras are only been place in public places not in your home or work place. This technology is here so that every single person can take advantage and feel protected. Yes this may take privacy away from many individual but what if is a stranger took your vehicle away from you. This would be a great way to capture the suspect