An anonymous reader writes "It seems that as political support for Australia's version of the national ID card is waning, the powers that be have found a far more effective way to catalogue the populace. CrimTrac, an Australian government agency responsible for designing technical solutions to aid policing, is due to hand in a $2.2 million scoping study for the introduction of a nation-wide automatic number plate recognition system (ANPR). It seems that as well as ANPR, the system will also collect images of drivers and passengers with high enough resolution for identification purposes. All ANPR data collected would be made available to participating agencies in real time, and retained for five years for future investigations."

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This is a very interesting article indeed because depending on which side of the fence you stand upon...I see things going more towards "Big Brother" & I read some-one who wrote it will be an excuse to limit travel which is very sad & pitiful indeed. I am concerned after reading this art-icle since things seem on the downside of late. I am a very positive person but I am worried that others don't see the far-reaching effects of such a society. Remember wolves can hide in sheeps' clothing! This is more than a buyer beware article. Bravo to the TNT Bot that located this fas-cinating & enlightening piece from Slashdot with some pro & con feedback. Worth a look at for sure. I am not an alarmist but...you decide okay? ~sunshine~