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Is There A License Plate Reader Blocker Available?

Asked by Diane Carr Aug 1, 2023 1.9K views 1 answer
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I was reading an article in Popular science related to repo trucks and their auto-scanning license plate cameras.

The cameras are fitted on the four corners of the trucks, as they drive they can take any license plate number that they see and compare it with an online database of millions of other scans. On getting a hit, a notification is seen on the repo’s driver’s screen stating that the vehicle is past due. The data gets saved otherwise and is returned to the database including the license plate number, GPS coordinates, and time stamp. The repo firms can create profiles forecasting the driver’s address, workplace, etc. The system was so functional that companies hired scouts to drive with the camera to suck up license plates. 

These databases arrived online by a paying consumer. By 2009, repos were buying their personal camera systems to be installed on the truck. Few would choose iffy as the way to protect from the data-mining threats. I have a car, but the data-capture is aimless. I am thinking about the best way to mask the plate to the scans. The cameras displayed in the pictures utilize IR lights. It implies it won’t be seen by the human eye. Cameras fetch data in frames, delivering them to the processing unit that examines every frame seeking an identifiable pattern. Is it probable to get a light with sufficient brightness?

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