In the US, watching the movement of millions of cars

In the United States, in a secrecy environment, a base is being built for the movement of motor vehicles throughout the country in real time. Officially, the vehicle recognition and tracking program by their registration numbers was started up as a fight against drug traffickers under the guidance of the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) and should work only on the border with Mexico. Then she smoothly spread to the fight against other offenses. And recently, from the documents describing this program , it became known that they want to expand it throughout the country.

According to the information received, law enforcement agencies in the field have access to this base for their investigations, and can track vehicles moving along major routes. Undoubtedly, such opportunities raise new questions about privacy and the extent of state surveillance.

DEA has uncontrolled cameras that not only record the number, direction and speed of the car, but are able to take photographs to identify the driver and passengers. The agency also attracts local law enforcement agencies to fill its base. From the received documents, it follows that DEA stores the received data for six months and can use it to process and build “traffic patterns”.
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On this occasion, many questions arise. Who gives the organization the right to monitor people who are not yet charged with anything? Will the processing of this data lead to the fact that people moving along “suspicious” routes from the point of view of the DEA will automatically become suspect and fall under close supervision? This is another recent example of the invasion of various services and agencies into the personal life of citizens.