Cops Must Swear Silence to Access Vehicle Tracking System | WIRED

It’s no secret that police departments around the country are deploying automated license plate readers to build massive databases to identify the location of vehicles. But one company behind this Orwellian tracking system is determined to stay out of the news.

Vigilant is clear about the reason for the secrecy: it’s to prevent customers from “cooperating” with media and calling attention to its database.

Source: Cops Must Swear Silence to Access Vehicle Tracking System | WIRED