News Summary

• SignalTrace would turn ALPR cameras from devices focused on tracking cars to ones that can more readily track the location of particular people.
• Linking Bluetooth and Wi-Fi identifiers to ALPR hits isn’t just about vehicles—it’s about building a behavioral map of people over time.
• This is the kind of capability that quickly blurs the line between traffic enforcement and full-spectrum surveillance.
• Without easily visible license plates it would be much harder for others parties (e.g. Flock) to connect cars to people.