Are License Plate Numbers Personal Data?
There are more or less 268 million registered vehicles in the US with only 221 million licensed drivers. There is a reasonable assumption that people who own a car are generally the driver. Let’s face it–most folks would generally not lend out their vehicles except for a good reason. In order to drive a car, […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: April 30, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –VA Supremes one step from banning License Plate Spying– –OH Supremes skeptical over municipal speed cam suit– –WA State VMT Tax experiment cost $2000 per participant– Friday, April 27, 2018 Virginia Supreme Court One Step From Banning License Plate Spying Police use of automated license plate readers (ALPR or ANPR) […]
Police Drones Take Off—At what Impact to Motorists?: NMA E-Newsletter #485
Traffic stops are often one of the most dangerous situations for law enforcement (not to mention for motorists as many recent events have proven). The unknown can escalate a situation beyond safe. Police departments are now turning to drones to help alleviate some of the danger involved. Under tight regulations, drones can indeed become a […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: April 23, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Cops need warrant for car black box data in MO– –Judge scolds Detroit cops for lying about traffic stops– –UT Supremes will decide whether cops violated CAF Ban– Friday, April 20, 2018 Missouri Court Protects Black Box Data From Cops If police want to snoop through a vehicle’s black box […]
Car with Personality: Are we ready for this?
I admit…I have always named my cars and talked to them too. Not because I am a lonely and sad person but because I want to imbue good feelings in my space—talking to my car seems to do that for me. Every car should have a bit of personality that makes it ours. How can […]
Driver’s License Watch—Your Private Info for Sale: NMA E-Newsletter #482
Personal information privacy seems to be a fluid construct these days. We give our information to social media companies like Facebook who sell the information for gain (Cambridge Analytica Scandal). We also give our private information directly to marketers if we enter any online contest, ask for information online about products or fill out an […]
Civil Asset Forfeiture—Why should we care?
Originally created to break drug lords, civil asset forfeiture or CAF has now morphed into an anything-goes situation when it comes to law enforcement confiscating cash and property. Make no mistake, CAF is a constitutional rights issue. The Fourth Amendment protects not only a person’s right to privacy but freedom from arbitrary governmental intrusions. The […]
Car Black Box—Did you know you had one?
A vehicle’s event data recorder (sometimes called EDRs) or a black box (similar to what planes have) generally capture rudimentary information just prior to an accident. The inflation of the airbag initiates the retention of up to 15 different pieces of information such as vehicle speed, seat belt use and brake application. Currently, black boxes […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: March 19, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –NMA asks Feds to stop funding ticket traps– –Feds try to restore confidence in Drugged Driver Survey– –New Miami, OH cannot survive without ticket revenue– Friday, March 16, 2018 Motoring Group Asks Feds To Stop Funding Ticket Traps Speed trap towns should not get money from Uncle Sam if they […]
No More Toll Roads
The National Motorist Association does not support toll roads or user fees intended to limit or ration the use of public roads. Not only are tolls an inefficient and backwards approach to providing funding for transportation, they foster corruption and political patronage. When states rely on tolls to build and maintain one stretch of highway, […]