The toll-collection system on the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge will store data on individual crossings for eight and a half years, and the information could be used in criminal or civil lawsuits, according to this report.
Alarmed? Consider a similar program in San Francisco:
The FasTrak program, which allows drivers to cross eight bridges in the Bay Area, has restrictions like the Narrows bridge toll operation: Information can be released only to police and by court order.
That’s happened 17 times in the past two years, said Rod McMillan, director of bridge operations and oversight for FasTrak. To give drivers the opportunity to protect their privacy, the program notifies drivers if their information has been requested, he said.
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One response to “Tacoma Narrows tolls: Good policy or Big Brother?”
This is totally big brother. Why do they need to store info for eight and a half years? after they process my payment and it has been recieved, it should be deleted.
This is just the beginning. If they role out the transponders state-wide, our privacy is gone. Just image getting a speeding ticket in the mail becuase you went from point A to point B too fast based on your transponder readings.