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Your View: ‘Do Not Track’ Should Apply To Drivers, Too, Hillary B. Farber Jan 2014

Your View: ‘Do Not Track’ Should Apply To Drivers, Too, Hillary B. Farber

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Location tracking data can reveal quite a bit of information about a person when it is all pieced together. Just by knowing where and when a person frequents certain places we can know about his/her recreational habits, religious affiliations, professional affiliations, relationship status, personal health and hygiene, social preferences and contacts, and so much more. That is why it is so important to regulate the use of location tracking technology. There are a variety of efforts afoot to rein in government use of such technology – this op-ed is concerned with automated license plate readers.