LOL.. this infomercial is totally scripted.

Check out the Canadian version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6IkMulFjEY

In the Long Beach version they admit to datamining every car ever encountered by big brother: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXjZcFesCdE

Also, if you think this is just local cars, or this data is NOT uploaded to national databases then you are a moron.

Knowledge Computing Corporation and ELSAG North America Law Enforcement Systems today announced a strategic partnership to support information sharing and intelligence-led policing initiatives among law enforcement.

"COPLINK's information sharing, tactical analysis, lead generation, visualization and decision support solutions are proven performers when it comes to solving or thwarting crime and terrorism," stated Mark Windover, President and CEO of ELSAG North America. "Because over 70% of all crimes involve the use of vehicles, the license plate data available through ELSAG's system will become even more valuable in helping law enforcement prevent criminals or terrorists from falling through the cracks."

"ELSAG has demonstrated consistent leadership in providing one of the most advanced and accurate license plate recognition solutions in the industry," said Robert Griffin, CEO of Knowledge Computing Corp. "With a combined reach in over 1700 jurisdictions nationwide, spanning across 33 states, including all five of the nation's largest cities, this partnership will enable both companies to expand and better serve our client base."

Once both companies have completed their pilot deployment together, ELSAG North America will become an official member of Knowledge Computing Corp.'s COPLINK Interoperability Certified Partner Program.

*nolong

They'll be doing this to our eyeballs next.

Close.. they are starting with your face. And this is just grocery stores. Imagine what DHS etc. is using and logging.

They should just go ahead and make Orwell's 'Telescreen' and get it over with. Come to think of it, Fiber optics can work in both directions.

The flipside is that I had to dig though pages and pages of "cop hate" and "cop misbehaving" videos on YouTube to find the handful that doesn't make them look like monsters. They're under plenty of surveillance themselves by video camera wielding citizens. The watchers are being watched.