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Sheriff's Collecting Data on Vehicle Movement

Police amass vast databases of information on any vehicle that passes by their devices. Critics question where this is going.

Six Riverside County Sheriff's patrol cars based in Palm Desert, have technology to scan license plates of vehicles as they pass by.  Law enforcement says it's an invaluable tool to identify possible suspects in a crime, or to identify posilbe witnesses in an area.  Others say it's too close to government keeping tabs on your movements.

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MICHAEL May 29, 2012 at 06:33 pm
ONCE AGAIN IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE, NOTHING TO WORRIE ABOUT.
Brian Torsney May 29, 2012 at 10:04 pm
Michael is correct
Bill Taylor May 30, 2012 at 04:24 am
Tell me again how "having nothing to hide" becomes identifying witnesses. What happens when they pull you over for being a witness to something you don't remember seeing. What happens when they make a mistake, and they will make mistakes, and they pull you over. You've got nothing to hide, so you won't mind answering a few questions for them. This is big government "peeking" into your lives. I thought everybody wanted less government intrusion into our lives. I guess I'm just not liberal enough to accept something like this and don't think I ever will be.
Jackie May 30, 2012 at 12:00 pm
The police don't even bother to pull over expired tags and California vehicles displaying only one license plate, what makes anyone believe there will be a huge onslaught of drivers being pulled over. Geesh,
Jackie
Bill Taylor May 30, 2012 at 09:45 pm
It economics Jackie. If they can fine you and have you go through the court system it keeps the greenbacks flowing and the system grows even larger.
GSKK KSDD June 20, 2012 at 11:36 am
SCAN AWAY IM NOT ON PAROLE OR PROBAHITION,I DONT HAVE COPS LOOKING FOR ME EXCEPT FOR DONATIONS TO THEIR POLICE FUND DRIVE.
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