License Plate Cameras Will Soon Track Phones, Wearables, Infotainment, and Even Your Pets
Discover how license plate cameras are evolving to track your phone, wearables, car infotainment, and even pets — and what you can do about it.
License Plate Cameras Will Soon Track Phones, Wearables, Infotainment, and Even Your Pets
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License Plate Cameras & Tracking The Day I Realized My Car Was Watching Me Back I was driving home from a grocery run in suburban Virginia last fall when I noticed something odd. My phone — sitting face-down in the cupholder, Bluetooth on — buzzed with a location-based ad for a store I had passed three minutes earlier. I hadn't searched for it. I hadn't even looked at it. That's when I started digging. And what I found genuinely surprised me — even as someone who writes about tech every day. License plate cameras, once simple number-readers, are getting a serious upgrade. They're not just logging your plate anymore. Soon — and in some places, already — they're tracking your phone, your smartwatch, your car's infotainment system, and even your dog's GPS collar. This isn't a science fiction plot. This is happening right…