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  • Calif drivers worry new monitoring system threatens privacy

    08/10/2002 1:32:09 PM PDT · by hattend · 11 replies · 397+ views
    Associated press via Sierra Times ^ | Aug 9th 2002 | Associated Press
    OAKLAND, Calif - A new $37 million system will soon track drivers' movements along highways in Northern California -- whether they like it or not. The traffic sensor system, which should begin operating next month, will make it possible to provide realtime information about some of the nation's worst congestion to drivers through their cell phones, over the airwaves and on the Internet, and gather better data for transportation planners. But despite government assurances, it's also raising fears that drivers' privacy will be invaded. Similar to systems in Houston and New York, the project will track electronic toll payment devices...