You Can Run But You Can't Hide

The first article contains a picture of a device that looks exactly like the sensors they are installing on I-64 here in Hampton Roads (at least in Newport News they are).

I thought it was something to replace the "Sensing loops" that monitor traffic flow. The article makes me 1/2 right, if you believe the big brother paranoia they squeezed in.

Unlike "sensing loops", which can only check the traffic flow in one spot, tracking the "toll tags" can resulting long distance traffic flow. That's why most metro areas can now tell you how long does it take from point a to point b. The traffic information (delay time) on your GPS is also the result of this. It is up to you to decide whether this is evil or not. Of course, traffic cameras (not RLC) are all over the place, as well as automatic license plate number reader on many police patrol cars, so big brother can track you even without a toll tag.

I noticed in a good chunk of the western end of alligator alley they have them installed on both sides of the road and a mile apart (I took a picture that I’ll post later), because of the remote location from civilization they may be there to monitor traffic moving and make accident detection easier?, or to detect fire on the side of the road?.

Here in Tampa is a different story they are installed inside the city on telephone poles of well traveled streets and pointing downwards toward the traffic whizzing by, do they have the ability to read EZ pass? Some are head on to traffic mounted on the same overhead pole with the traffic light but most are on the side of the traffic flow.

Paranoia, paranoia
Everybody's coming to get me
Just say you never met me
I'm running underground with the moles
Digging in holes

c'mon your passport is now read by rfid when you're in the airport, who cares?!

The first article is talking about the 900 MHz LMS frequencies whichis where the toll tags operate. The panel antenna can be for any number of things, RFID being only one. In MD that type of antenna also sniffs the bluetooth signal from devices where the serial number is matched to another station and the travel time between the two points is calculated.

So, without further proof, the article makes a large number of unfounded suppositions and strings them together into something that's almost plausible.

EZPass is currently not accepted in FL, although someday it probably will be compatible.

http://www.e-zpassiag.com/about-e-zpass/where-can-i-use-it

My use of the name EZ-Pass was referring to the best known generic name for this type of service, I know in Florida we have the SunPass and in some areas E-Pass, sorry if it caused confusion.

Here a picture of one of the sensors on the western end of Alligator Alley http://bit.ly/HPMqrv one mile apart and connected to each other by the two cables at the bottom (maybe to detect breaches on the fence caused by traffic accidents)

Here a picture of another type on the Eastern End of the Alley similar to what we have in Tampa mounted on phone poles but without the antenna at the top http://bit.ly/HgkbhC

Makes sense now. I would think technically they could be read much like a toll booth when one drives past.

In your original post, do you believe those links are "safe" to open on a monitored network? I have to be somewhat selective with what I can open, considering that you mentioned "conspiracy" I really need to be careful

These units have been in use for years now, monitoring traffic flows in major urban areas. Over time they have become cheaper to install and more accurate, so they are more prevalent than in the past.

Of course, if you want to make 2+2=9, it is a big conspiracy to monitor our every move

In Port Washington, the police have license plate readers and if you have any outstanding issues, they will stop you. Smile, big brother is watching.

has the same thing

As our freedoms are slowly, but steadily being eroded by our "government of the people, by the people, for the people", these kinds of things will grow more and more prominent in our lives. I don't know how much longer we have, but before we know it, every move we make and everything we do will be monitored by Big Brother. We ceased to be truly free some decades ago. We're just now seeing the results of what's been going on.

I thought RFID only works within 30 ft range?