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Cop on the Beat Now a Walking Database with Your Personal Information

Posted by TimSlavin at July 5, 2004

"The next minute, he knows who your relatives are, who lives in your house, who your neighbors are, the kind of car you drive or boat you own, whether you've been sued and various other tidbits about your life.

Science fiction? Hardly.

A growing number of police departments now have instant access via handheld wireless devices to vast commercial databases that contain details on just about anyone officers encounter on the beat."

Very scary given the recent US Supreme Court decision that says you can be arrested if you do not provide your name to police when asked in a routine context, for example, walking down the street. The vendor mentioned claims to have data on 98% of the US population available through their handheld device. From CNN.

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