New York police will search for suspects through a network of car license plate readers
NYPD will be able to search for cars that are stolen or owned by lawbreakers using the camera network and database from Vigilant Solutions. The Vigilant solution is able to read car numbers in real time, and the database contains 2.2 billion records of American movement.
The reader of car numbers installed on the police car. Photo New York Daily .
Vigilant collects a huge database of information about the movement of US citizens, so it is not surprising that the police are keen to get access to it. The company plans to provide access to all law enforcement agencies in the country, but the largest client at the moment is the New York Police Department. The use of technology again raises the question of the ethical side of spying on the movement of people and the invasion of their privacy, said Professor of Law at the University of California, Caitrin Crump. As long as the question of the legality of the decision comes before the US Supreme Court, ten years may pass, and there are already 2.2 billion records of movements in the Vigilant database.
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The cost of the contract between the New York Police and Vigilant Solutions is $ 442,500 for three years. For this money, detectives will get real-time access to information about the movement of the wanted cars, if they come into the view of the devices Vigilant works with. This will reduce the time required to search for a car, and reduce the amount of work for patrolmen.
Analysis of the information will help detectives to determine, for example, which cars were most often close to the known suspects: on the one hand, they could be accomplices of the criminal, on the other, his possible victims.
Vigilant, through its subsidiary Digital Recognition Network, sells cameras that read license plates to collection and insurance agencies throughout the country. Installed on tow trucks or other cars, the devices take photographs, then the system recognizes license plates, and information about them is sold to partners and customers of the company. Sometimes Digital Recognition Network provides data to law enforcement agencies at no cost.
New York's Freedom of Information Protection Act states: "No agency should enter into or extend a contract to create or maintain records if such a contract violates the public right to inspect or copy agency records." In other words, all information about the movement of vehicles, which collects Vigilant, should be in the public domain.
At the same time, the Vigilant rules noted that users who have access to data are not entitled to distribute media photographs and disclose data in an interview.
The reader of car numbers installed on the police car. Photo New York Daily .
Vigilant collects a huge database of information about the movement of US citizens, so it is not surprising that the police are keen to get access to it. The company plans to provide access to all law enforcement agencies in the country, but the largest client at the moment is the New York Police Department. The use of technology again raises the question of the ethical side of spying on the movement of people and the invasion of their privacy, said Professor of Law at the University of California, Caitrin Crump. As long as the question of the legality of the decision comes before the US Supreme Court, ten years may pass, and there are already 2.2 billion records of movements in the Vigilant database.
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How does Vigilant help the police?
The cost of the contract between the New York Police and Vigilant Solutions is $ 442,500 for three years. For this money, detectives will get real-time access to information about the movement of the wanted cars, if they come into the view of the devices Vigilant works with. This will reduce the time required to search for a car, and reduce the amount of work for patrolmen.
Analysis of the information will help detectives to determine, for example, which cars were most often close to the known suspects: on the one hand, they could be accomplices of the criminal, on the other, his possible victims.
Why does the company follow the cars?
Vigilant, through its subsidiary Digital Recognition Network, sells cameras that read license plates to collection and insurance agencies throughout the country. Installed on tow trucks or other cars, the devices take photographs, then the system recognizes license plates, and information about them is sold to partners and customers of the company. Sometimes Digital Recognition Network provides data to law enforcement agencies at no cost.
It is legal?
New York's Freedom of Information Protection Act states: "No agency should enter into or extend a contract to create or maintain records if such a contract violates the public right to inspect or copy agency records." In other words, all information about the movement of vehicles, which collects Vigilant, should be in the public domain.
At the same time, the Vigilant rules noted that users who have access to data are not entitled to distribute media photographs and disclose data in an interview.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/374709/
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