The FBI wants “near real-time” access to US license plate readers

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While American lawmakers surreptitiously suggested this Prohibiting the use of automatic license plate readers Across the country this week, it was also revealed that the FBI plans to purchase access to cameras nationwide and access “near real-time” data on vehicle movements.

It was first reported by 404 mediarecently published procurement records for the FBI’s Intelligence Directorate show that the agency is preparing to pay millions for access to data captured by ALPR roadside data. These cameras take pictures of every passing vehicle, Add their license plate, location, time and data to searchable databases Which is often accessed by local law enforcement and some federal agencies.

“The FBI has a critical need for accessible LPRs to provide a diverse and reliable collection of collections throughout the United States,” the business statement says. “This data must be available across major highways and in a range of locations for maximum law enforcement benefit.” More documents He said Access to data must be provided in “near real-time”.

This week, Google revealed a working proof-of-concept of the unpatched vulnerability in Chromium, the open source code base that powers Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi, and Arc, according to Ars Technica. The flaw was originally reported to the company 42 months ago by independent researcher Lyra Rebane, who initially assumed that Wednesday’s posting on the project’s bug tracker meant the patch had finally shipped. It didn’t happen. Google retracted the disclosure after the bug became apparent, but the exploit code is already reflected on archive sites.

The bug misuses the Browser Fetch API, a feature meant to handle large background downloads, allowing any website the target visits to run a persistent service worker on the device. The resulting connection can be used to monitor browsing activity, route traffic through a victim’s device, or drag the device into a DDoS proxy network — connections that remain even after a browser restart and, in some cases, a reboot. On the edge, the warning signs are minimal. Chrome users may see a drop-down list of gratuitous downloads.