TLO, an 'online investigation system', has added LPR tracking to its offering, according to the company's June 28th press release, with one billion vehicle sightings in its database, growing by 50 million each month. Anyone can sign up and search for any plate.
Forbes has published an article with their results of trying the system out, noting:
"The service charges $10 per category of each license plate look up, divided into current, recent and historical. Cars are photographed or filmed and then matched with license plate recognition software... I searched for my own car, as well that those of two relatives with their permission. Of five cars that I looked up, three cars turned up nothing, but I found data on the other two."
Compare to a Wall Street Journal investigative report form 2012, with similar details / concerns. Also, we have noted how NYC retains the right to search license plate records for up to 5 years.
Anyone particularly concerned or interested in this?