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Gathering license plate info? "Intercepting" cell phone pings? On it's own, meh, but combined with this... >> All the information is streamed to Knightscope’s
by click170 10y ago
Gathering license plate info?
"Intercepting" cell phone pings?
On it's own, meh, but combined with this...
>> All the information is streamed to Knightscope’s cloud software and then streamed back either to the customer’s control center, or in some cases to a mobile app held by a human security guard.
Am I the only one that feels like this is a bit of a datagrab by this Knightscope company? If there's an option for purchasers to have the data streamed directly to their servers then my concern is lessened, but I'm increasingly turned off by the relentless vacuuming up of data that is becoming so prevalent in new devices these days.
- bolasanibk 10y agoAnecdata: At least the one in stanford mall, rolls around in between buildings and is no where near any parking or streets. I doubt it captures many license plates.
- marincounty 10y agoIt would most likely be stolen? "Throw it in the back of the truck. I taped the licence plates! The Faraday blanket is covering it." (I imagine a Packsafe, or space blanket would act as a Faraday cage?). The loud siren would be an obstacle. It would take some planning, but maybe doable? Personally, if one was ever kidnapped, I would find it amusing. I guess I'm not suspose to think like this, but devices like this irritate me. An armed security guard seems the better way to go? (And I'm kidding. So, no santimonious sermons. I know we have security concerns.)