Massive license plate location database just like Instagram, Digital Recognition Network insists | BetaBoston

You know, sort of like a network of low-cost and ground-based surveillance satellites, but more fun...

"“It’s taking a picture that has no expectation of privacy and is in public view,” said Chris Metaxas, chief executive of Digital Recognition Network based in Fort Worth, Texas, while speaking about the high-speed scans the technology takes of passing vehicles. ”License plate reader technology stores these pictures just like people store pictures on Instagram, which are available for all to see.”"

Massive license plate location database just like Instagram, Digital Recognition Network insists | BetaBoston