From Cranbourne to Sunshine, these are the suburbs where motorists should be on high alert for number plate thieves. See the latest crime figures for your area. Victorian motorists are being urged to park their cars in locked garages and install anti-theft screws following a spike in number plate thefts post-pandemic. Police have recorded upwards […]
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Victoria sees spike in number plate theft as thieves target suburbs statewide
Flock Safety and Ubicquia to put license plate readers in smart street lights across the country
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2,400-year-old Silver Plate with Winged Scythian Gods Found in Warrior’s Tomb in Russia
A spectacular silver plate, richly adorned with winged gods and griffins, has been discovered inside the grave of a Scythian warrior who is believed to have died 2,400 years ago in Russia. And that is just one amongst the vast array of treasures found inside this tomb in a Scythian necropolis located high among the […]
Rare Lead Plate With Mysterious Text Rescued From An Iberian Dump
A unique lead plate covered with Iberian writing has been recovered from Pico de los Ajos (Yátova), one of the most important archaeological sites in Spain. Bent out of shape, with a mysterious religious message, this lead plate, a rare artifact, was discovered in an ancient metal recycling site nearby. The Iberian Village of Pico […]
Get Ready for the ‘Plate Reset’ – Planned by the Rockefeller Foundation and Executed by the World Economic Forum
by Blake Lovewell The oft-overlooked ‘Food Security’ pillar of the Davos mafia’s ‘Great Reset’ agenda. Imagine with me: a plate of food that fulfills all your nutritional needs, that is provided to you for free, that has a whole host of fancy labels declaring it, for example, carbon neutral and ‘fair trade.’ It is produced […]
Artist Uses Wet Plate Photography to Portray Native American Indians–and the Photos Are Stunning
Stumbling across an archaic photography technique known as “wet plate,” artist Shane Balkowitsch began a 20-year project to portray the Northern Plains Native Americans in the modern day. The nostalgic process would allow the North Dakotan photographer to display their spirit, pride, and enduring culture in a manner like no other technique. Balkowitsch’s series of […]
What goes on a seder plate?
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Politics of the Plate: An account of Adivasi Culinary Aesthetic in Rural Southwest Bengal
My encounter with tribal cuisine has been rather fresh. Till very recently, not only was I unaware of the enviable variety of the tribal palate, its nutritional value and ecological ethos too were beyond my comprehension. It should be made clear in the offing that my tryst with tribal gastronomy is limited to my area […]
‘Florida Stands with Israel’ license plate unveiled
The public design contest for the “Florida Stands with Israel” specialty license plate, sponsored by the Israeli-American Council (IAC), has ended and the winning concept — out of more than 100 submitted — was by artist Daniel Ackerman, a graphic designer from Boca Raton, Florida. Ackerman’s design, which was unveiled on Tuesday, features an orange […]
Specialty ‘Florida Stands With Israel’ License Plate Revealed After Public Design Contest
A new specialty license plate available in Florida. Photo: Provided. The design for a new specialty license plate in Florida that shows solidarity with Israel has been selected following a public contest and will soon go into production, it was announced on Tuesday. The victor was graphic designer Daniel Ackerman from Boca Raton, Florida. His […]
UK Police Using Number Plate Cameras to Track Down People Visiting Pubs in Neighboring Areas
Police in the UK are patrolling pubs and throwing out customers who they deem to not be eating a “substantial meal” under COVID-19 rules. The confusion stems from rules that dictate pubs located in ‘tier 2’ regions can only stay open if they also operate as restaurants. This means they can only serve alcohol if […]
A Plate of White Marble: A Woman’s Journey
“The house at Number 45 Shyambazar Street had its date of construction engraved right at the top of its façade. From this, it could be learnt that the house was not built in this century. If not a hundred, it was close to eighty-five years old. Thanks to the moist winds from the holy Ganges […]
US Customs Plans To Tap Into Nationwide License Plate Reading Network For Border Security
By Tyler Durden US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published a new assessment titled “Privacy Impact Assessment for the CBP License Plate Reader Technology,” outlining the agency’s plan to combine its database on license plate images with ones from local and state governments, law enforcement agencies, parking garages, toll booth cameras, and financial institutions. The US has a massive […]
Georgia Power Company leasing license plate readers to police departments
It appears the police in Brookhaven, Georgia are not content with just having their own ‘Operation Plugged In’ cam-share program. What they have done is create one of the most disturbing corporate/police relationships I have had the displeasure of writing about. Last year the Brookhaven Police Department and the Georgia Power Company entered […]
Nebraska Law Now Limits ALPR Data, Helps Block National License Plate Tracking Program
By Michael Maharrey Yesterday, Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts signed a bill into law that puts limitations on the storage and sharing of information collected by Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) by law enforcement in the state, and places significant roadblocks in the way of a federal program using states to help track the […]
ICE Finally Gets The Nationwide License Plate Database It’s Spent Years Asking For
Times have changed. The new team in the White House doesn’t care how much domestic surveillance it engages in as long as it might aid in rooting out foreign immigrants. The first move was the DHS’s updated Privacy Impact Assessment on license plate readers — delivered late last year — which came to the […]
No Warrant Needed For Police Departments To Share Your License Plate Data
By MassPrivateI A recent story about automatic license plate readers (ALPR) revealed that police departments in numerous states share your license plate data without a warrant. Three days ago an article in the Orange Leader, revealed how police in Texas share motorists’ ALPR data with law enforcement in other states. Law enforcement agencies […]
Civil Liberties Org Challenges Police Use of License Plate Readers as Mass Surveillance Tool
By Activist Post The Rutherford Institute has asked the Virginia Supreme Court to prohibit police from using license plate readers as mass surveillance tools to track citizens whether or not they are suspected of a crime. In filing an amicus brief in Neal v. Fairfax County Police Department, Rutherford Institute attorneys argue that […]
New Montana Law Limits ALPR Use, Helps Block National License Plate Tracking Program
By Michael Maharrey Tomorrow, a Montana law that limits the use of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) in the state goes into effect. The new law will also place significant roadblocks in the way of a federal program using states to help track the location of millions of everyday people through pictures of […]
California’s Top Court Says Cops Have To Hand Over Automatic Plate Reader Records
The EFF and ACLU have achieved a victory in an acronym-heavy public records case. The California Supreme Court has ruled the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) will have to turn over data acquired by their automatic license plate readers (ALPRs). Both entities tried to keep these records from the […]