[DanBC]

> Monitoring license plates don't track people. They track vehicles. Vehicles that are heavily regulated.

The owner of the vehicle is identifiable through owner's documents and insurance and etc. The driver of the vehicle is identified either through a police office confirming ID, or by a camera taking a photograph of the driver, or people making sworn statements and risking jail time if they lie.

(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21737627)

She lied and said she was driving, so she took his penalty. They both got prison sentences for that lie.

> And honestly I don't care whether there is a database of places where my car has been

At the moment there's probably no need to care. Would you care if you were living in a little tin-pot country where kidnap was common and corruption was rife?

As you say there are plenty of uses for this data. How about some that inconvenience you? Demographics to target billboard ads along your route? Introduction of toll roads for traffic management?