The British government is preparing to test new high-tech license plates containing microchips capable of transmitting unique vehicle identification numbers and other data to readers more than 300 feet away.
What bothers me about the whole thing is, they are looking to implement it State side evenutally and read what this Lee Tien guy says at the end:
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Civil libertarians don't object to an RFID automatic toll-collection system that "anonymizes" vehicles in databases once a transaction is completed. But they doubt the government -- given its thirst for intelligence -- will use such privacy-protection measures. From a law-enforcement perspective, "there is no reason to have privacy for anything," said Lee Tien, senior staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
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http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,68429,00.html
Am I the only one who's scared by statements like this?