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I've seen the number of induction coils increase drastically over the years in The Netherlands. They are quite easily recognizable, as there's typically a solar panel on a pole, that appears to provide power to the system.

Considering there's a wide variety of vehicles on the road, surely each variant must have (slightly) different characteristics when passing over the coil; especially when in a specific place at a specific time.

And given that they are situated at highway exits (see picture) or after entrances, and road users unable to exit and enter elsewhere, it would be trivial to track the bulk of a vehicle's trip.

This in context of ALPRs (in different forms) being in place at strategical locations (large junctions or at bridges or tunnels, and parking), and the address of vehicle's owner; you'd be able to connect the dots, and end up with a pretty complete picture.

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[–] PierceTheBubble@lemmy.ml -1 points 11 hours ago

It’s not the cameras that are tracking you, it’s the machine vision that reads licence plates, and that has not been around longer than you’ve been alive.

Nothing in this statement contradicts anything I've said.

As for the other statements, it provides no real counterarguments as to why it cannot work. Just a few years ago there weren't nearly as many of these sensors, and roads were perfectly functional too. Just substantiate how you can so definitively state that. And that "sensor" in my toilet is just a floater mechanically connected to a valve, so I don't know how that compares.

Take another shot.