New surveillance tech links your phone to your license plate
Summary
A new surveillance system called SignalTrace links signals from devices like phones and smartwatches to cars captured by license plate readers. This helps police track movements and associations between people and vehicles even without knowing the person’s name at first.Key Facts
- SignalTrace is made by the security company Leonardo.
- The system detects electronic signals (like Bluetooth) from devices near license plate readers.
- It links these signals to vehicles and records their locations and times.
- Police can use these patterns to investigate people’s movements and connections without initial identification.
- SignalTrace stores these electronic “fingerprints” for later searches.
- The system doesn’t capture names directly but links signals to vehicle owners or other known devices.
- Some devices using this technology are reported to be installed in Oxon Hill, Maryland, and New York state has a related contract.
- The technology raises privacy concerns because it can track people based on device signals and location patterns.
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