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License plate cameras scan 20 billion vehicles a month, and cities are pulling the plug

The automated license plate reader has become one of the densest surveillance layers in the United States. TechSpot reports ...
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Evaluation of Rust and Java gRPC Services for Automatic Speech Recognition

Abstract: For Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) systems to effectively translate audio to text, high-performance and low-latency backend services are required. The performance of gRPC services built ...

Popular myth about blackout license plates finally being debunked

Blackout license plates are no easier for automated license plate readers to detect than any other license plate, according ...

Des Moines police to extend use of license-plate recognition software

The Des Moines City Council approved a five-year contract to continue using license-plate recognition software, funded by the ...

Vermont lawmakers tried to curb license plate surveillance. Police found a way around it.

State lawmakers clamped down on the use of automatic cameras to track vehicles by their license plates years ago, and Vermont ...