Another data point: Toll Collect in Germany. A fee is collected from Trucks for using the Autobahn, with compliance being monitored via plate-scanning cameras o

Another data point: Toll Collect in Germany. A fee is collected from Trucks for using the Autobahn, with compliance being monitored via plate-scanning cameras on all Autobahnen. We were assured that the data for cars would not be used for policing, even though it exists (the system scans all plates and only later finds out whether or not the plate belongs to a truck). The data in the system is legally protected and cannot be used by the police. In the ten years that have passed, "security politicians" have been relentlessly hammering this restriction in the hope that it will fall[1]. So far they haven't been successful, but who knows what the future brings. You can be certain they won't stop to try. [1] http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fde.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FLKW-Maut_in_Deutschland%23.C3.9Cberwachung_des_Autobahnverkehrs http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&pre...