Company Will Add Phone, AirPod, and Smartwatch Trackers to License Plate Readers
Original: Company Will Add Phone, AirPod, and Smartwatch Trackers to ALPRs
A company plans to integrate Bluetooth device tracking for phones, AirPods, and smartwatches into existing ALPR surveillance infrastructure.
Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are already widely deployed for vehicle tracking, but one company now plans to add Bluetooth and Wi-Fi probes capable of detecting nearby personal devices including smartphones, AirPods, and smartwatches. This would allow simultaneous correlation of a vehicle's license plate with the device identifiers of its occupants. Privacy advocates warn this creates a dual-layer public surveillance network with no consent mechanism, raising serious civil liberties concerns.
自動車牌辨識系統（Automated License Plate Reader，ALPR）已在美國各大城市及高速公路廣泛部署多年，其核心功能是以攝影機與光學字元辨識技術，即時讀取並記錄經過車輛的車牌號碼、時間與地點，再將資料上傳至集中式資料庫供執法機關查詢。然而，一家公司近日宣布計畫更進一步，將藍牙與 Wi-Fi 探針技術整合進 ALPR 硬體，使系統能夠同時偵測附近裝置所廣播的識別訊號，包括智慧型手機、Apple AirPod 無線耳機，以及 Apple Watch 等智慧手錶。
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