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Doesn't bother me. Certainly is nothing compared to red light cameras, which in many states automatically send tickets to the registered owner of the car, often with no law enforcement involvement (reviewed only by a private company). Then the owner is forced to show up in court and defend himself, even if he wasn't the driver.
If being required to register your car, keep the registration current, and display a license plate on your car with a current registration sticker isn't "big brother," than I don't really see how this ALPR system is "big brother." You have no expectation of privacy as to your license plate, to the contrary, it is a very public display of identification. You have to expect that it can be "run" through the computer by law enforcement at any time, for any reason.
The ALPR system seems to only run the plate for purposes of identifying stolen, unregistered or uninsured cars. It is just a tool, it doesn't issue a ticket. It just is an efficient way of checking many plates for narrowly defined issues. From that point, it is the law enforcement officer's decision as to what to do with the information.
Doesn't raise the constitutional issues that a red light camera raises, not even close.
To the extent that it helps retrieve stolen cars, or keep unregistered or uninsured cars off the road, that's good.
Not all technology is automatically "big brother," IMO.
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