Report: License plate surveillance system was inaccurate A report obtained by The Boston Globe shows that Massachusetts has ended the use of a controversial license plate surveillance system after discovering a glitch that caused inaccurate data to be recorded for more than 5 yearsBOSTON -- Massachusetts has ended the use of a controversial license plate surveillance system after discovering a glitch that caused inaccurate data to be recorded for more than five years, according to a report obtained by The Boston Globe. The inaccuracies were found in a network of mounted, fixed high-speed cameras installed by Massachusetts State Police that took photos of license plates of passing vehicles. The state’s Executive Office of Public Safety and Security issued a memo Wednesday that said the problem was discovered Nov. 12 by state police officials reviewing data collected. The officials said the dates and time stamps for some of the entries were inaccurate. “We have to remember that these technologies are not perfect and they are never going to be perfect.”State officials declined to directly answer questions or provide more details.

Source: ABC News December 24, 2020 21:30 UTC