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SignalTrace
'''Leonardo ELSAG''' is an a surveillance company offering ALPR-based mass surveillance systems.<ref>https://www.leonardocompany-us.com/lpr</ref> They have a manufacturing site Greensboro, NC (4221 Tudor Lane) and a software engineering site in Brewster, NY.<ref>https://www.police1.com/Leonardo-ELSAG-ALPR-Systems</ref>
'''Leonardo ELSAG''' is a surveillance technology company offering mass surveillance systems.<ref>https://www.leonardocompany-us.com/lpr</ref> They have a manufacturing site Greensboro, NC (4221 Tudor Lane) and a software engineering site in Brewster, NY.<ref>https://www.police1.com/Leonardo-ELSAG-ALPR-Systems</ref> They utilize ALPR-based vehicle tracing, as well as wireless radio-based fingerprinting of individuals and vehicles.
Leonardo's ELSAG Mobile Plate Hunter is designed to be mounted on a vehicle. It us used by law enforcement agencies, as well as private companies, to automatically scan and record license plates at a large scale.<ref>https://www.officer.com/command-hq/technology/traffic/lpr-license-plate-recognition/product/10053204/elsag-alpr-lpr-anpr-leonardo-leonardo-elsag-mobile-plate-hunter</ref> Leonardo has expanded its offerings beyond this, to also include fixed options. From innocuous-looking video cameras, to solar-powered roadside scanners, Leonardo ELSAG tries to provide consistent awareness of every vehicle's location.<ref>https://www.leonardocompany-us.com/lpr</ref> They also provide services for the collection of tolls and parking fees.<ref>https://cybersecurity.leonardo.com/en/security-cyber/operation-control/license-plate-recognition</ref> Although originally more focused on just collecting license plate numbers and comparing them to watch lists, "Leonardo/ELSAG ALPR Systems invested in making a robust data analytical tool to mine information that is useful to law enforcement but could also play a role in other security applications."<ref name="SIA member">https://www.securityindustry.org/2023/03/09/sia-new-member-profile-leonardo-elsag-alpr-systems/</ref>
Leonardo's ELSAG Mobile Plate Hunter is designed to be mounted on a vehicle. It us used by law enforcement agencies, as well as private companies, to automatically scan and record license plates at a large scale.<ref>https://www.officer.com/command-hq/technology/traffic/lpr-license-plate-recognition/product/10053204/elsag-alpr-lpr-anpr-leonardo-leonardo-elsag-mobile-plate-hunter</ref> Leonardo has expanded its offerings beyond this, to also include fixed options. From innocuous-looking video cameras, to solar-powered roadside scanners, Leonardo ELSAG tries to provide consistent awareness of every vehicle's location.<ref>https://www.leonardocompany-us.com/lpr</ref> They also provide services for the collection of tolls and parking fees.<ref>https://cybersecurity.leonardo.com/en/security-cyber/operation-control/license-plate-recognition</ref> Although originally more focused on just collecting license plate numbers and comparing them to watch lists, "Leonardo/ELSAG ALPR Systems invested in making a robust data analytical tool to mine information that is useful to law enforcement but could also play a role in other security applications."<ref name="SIA member">https://www.securityindustry.org/2023/03/09/sia-new-member-profile-leonardo-elsag-alpr-systems/</ref>
Leonardo ELSAG Also offers a system called [[ELSAG SignalTrace|SignalTrace]], which attempts to uniquely identify each person based on wireless signals from their cell phones, wireless sound devices, tracker tags, other Bluetooth signals, and even things like their car's tire pressure monitors.<ref>https://stpsprodwe.blob.core.windows.net/media-blobs/3c1e421887c504cc54eb8e457c4ffb1b.pdf</ref>
==History==
==History==
Unfortunately, these systems are also prone to abuse. There have been many cases of those with access to unrestricted tracing data, using it to stalk former romantic partners,<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/02/flock-police-surveillance-tech-birds-iran-press-freedom</ref>, groups of children,<ref>https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/flock-safety-employees-watched-kids-151737512.html</ref> and others.<ref>https://ij.org/police-have-reportedly-used-license-plate-readers-to-stalk-romantic-interests-at-least-14-times-in-recent-years/</ref><ref>https://lookout.co/georgia-police-chief-arrested-for-using-flock-cameras-for-stalking-and-harassment-searched-capitola-data-earlier-this-year/story</ref><ref>https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/police-ai-surveillance-stalking</ref>
Unfortunately, these systems are also prone to abuse. There have been many cases of those with access to unrestricted tracing data, using it to stalk former romantic partners,<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/02/flock-police-surveillance-tech-birds-iran-press-freedom</ref>, groups of children,<ref>https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/flock-safety-employees-watched-kids-151737512.html</ref> and others.<ref>https://ij.org/police-have-reportedly-used-license-plate-readers-to-stalk-romantic-interests-at-least-14-times-in-recent-years/</ref><ref>https://lookout.co/georgia-police-chief-arrested-for-using-flock-cameras-for-stalking-and-harassment-searched-capitola-data-earlier-this-year/story</ref><ref>https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/police-ai-surveillance-stalking</ref>
==See also==
*[[Axon Enterprise]]
*[[Motorola Solutions]]
*[[Rekor Systems]]
*[[BusPatrol]]
*[[ELSAG SignalTrace]]
*[[Verkada]]
==References==
==References==