Happened to tune into a radio program while driving today. The topic was Flock cameras. There is a guy who created a program on his laptop that would identify only police cars. He tested it a couple of times by going to a site and setting up his camera and laptop. After a few hours, he checked his results. Then, he blogged about it. Bing! The police soon showed up at his door. Huh, that's odd. The police wanted to know if he intended to create a database of police activity. Huh, that's an interesting question. Really, if you aren't doing anything wrong, you have no reason to care that you are tracked in public. Right? It is funny how instantly concerned the police were to be subject to the same surveillance that they are so keen to impose. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
The hosts directed listeners to a website: deflock.org. There is a map that shows all the known License Plate Readers (LPR) scattered throughout the United States. There are a lot. As alarming as this may be, one must remember that almost everyone now carries a tracking device in their pocket or purse: a cellphone. If the authorities want to find you, they will. If they want to know where you have been, that's just a matter of strongarming your cell carrier. However, cell records are not as easy to access, which provides at least some friction for the police to track you.
