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Tuesday, December 17, 2019

How Md. uses surveillance, data to track motorists, traffic

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Motorists in Maryland may be aware of the cameras that enforce speed and red-light violations, but the state’s tracking practices include other layers to assist in law enforcement efforts, and for traffic and planning purposes.

Through the different practices, Maryland collects both anonymous and identifiable information — depending on the method — about driving patterns, raising concerns for privacy advocates.

“I don’t think it’s really an issue of whether you have privacy in a particular moment in time,” said Dave Maass, senior investigative researcher at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a non-profit that defends civil liberties in the digital age. “But rather whether the government — and companies — should be tracking you over time and space, and then storing and selling that information.”

The Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center assists “federal, state, local and private-sector partners in the collection, analysis and dissemination of criminal and homeland security within Maryland,” according to its mission statement.

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11 comments:

TheRealRay said...

I don't give a crap. Track me. Listen to my phone conversations. Don't care...

Anonymous said...

If you aren’t doing anything wrong . . .

Anonymous said...

12:16 and 12:32....wait until you do something they don’t like. Has nothing to do with right or wrong. Get your head out of the sand.

Anonymous said...

Just how the Jewish people thought when the Nazi party came to power...worked out well didn't it?

Anonymous said...

Privacy isnt about doing something wrong or not. Its about privacy. 12:16 & 12:32 great, you don't care. Until you do, then its to late.

California's DMV sell peoples data for a whopping profit. I would expect to hear that many states are doing that. I am not for it.

Anonymous said...

Drones are Next , Mailing you speeding tickets !!!!

Also watching your RING cams !!!

lmclain said...

Sadly, so many Americans just roll over and don't mind if the government says they need to stick a camera right up their ace.
I don't care if you don't care about your right to be really stupid, but PLEASE don't try to surrender MY rights in your rush to bend over for the cameras.
My God, the cheerleading is deafening.
Jefferson is puking at your acquiescence.
Franklin is shaking his head and muttering something about security and freedom....

Keep cheering, you goofs.

Anonymous said...

real ray: You forgot to say you would be fine if the 2nd amendment was removed, idiot

Anonymous said...

They monitor how much AIR you Breath !!! Don't use too
much & make shure you pay all the Taxes on it !!!

Anonymous said...

Kick OUT All Demon-crats from Maryland !!! Solved

Anonymous said...

They are Tracking how many Republicans are in MD !!!!