[nimbius]

ah the venerable license plate.

welcome to the 21st century. parking garages, theme parks and malls routinely do this as well. entering a private parking lot is surely criminal trespass, but most cops dont care so long as your trespasser is gone and no damage was reported.

most highways, onramps, and many intersections include hidden or overt plate readers as well. airports use them extensively as well. Ive even seen them at a gas station car wash of all places.

the DMV in many states also sells your personal information for profit. through massive defunding and regulatory capture, the entire license process for a vehicle has largely become a thinly veiled clearing house to shore up random state departmental revenue.

[ev1]

> parking garages, theme parks and malls routinely do this as well.

Yep. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/07/eff-responds-vigilant-...

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/07/california-shopping-ce...