U.S. Spies on Millions of Cars
Same deal in the UK with the national ANPR system (Automatic Number Plate Recognition).<p>Ostensibly to reduce the amount of uninsured/untaxed drivers on the roads.<p>Don't want to sit around in databases? Well, here's a nice list of just a few of the things you can't have:<p>Bank account; Car/motorcycle; Mobile telephone; Internet-connected computer; Credit/debit card; Visible face (oh, we might be safe there, for a few years)<p>Unless of course you're a criminal, in which case you can handily avoid a lot of this!<p>I used to think we could escape surveillance using technology. Fool's errand. We'd need an entire culture change. It's gone.<p>If blanket video coverage of public areas is fine, why not blanket audio coverage? Add in facial and audio recognition. Now consider you're running about with a microphone webcam combo in your pocket, the power and battery life of which will only increase.<p>I hate it with every ounce of my being, but I can't see a way out here. I can't see the 'line', any more.