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'''ELSAG SignalTrace ''' is a [[mass surveillance]] technology provided by the company Leonardo. Similarly to [[Flock Safety|Flock's mass surveillance system]], SignalTrace relies on a vast distribution of internet-connected sensors in public spaces. However, SignalTrace collects short-range radio signals from passing vehicles and individuals, in order to uniquely identify them. Many people have numerous radio devices with them, ranging from their car's own Bluetooth and WiFi radios, to the Bluetooth and WiFi radios in their smartphones, headphones, wristwatches/fitness trackers, medical devices, smart glasses, and much more. As each person passes a SignalTrace sensor array, their assortment of wireless signals is collected and analyzed, in order to identify them uniquely. Even the signals of often unseen radios including Tire pressure sensors, are used in this analysis.<ref>https://stpsprodwe.blob.core.windows.net/media-blobs/3c1e421887c504cc54eb8e457c4ffb1b.pdf</ref>

This surveillance system is marketed heavily to law enforcement organizations,<ref name="leonardo ST">https://www.leonardocompany-us.com/lpr/elsag-signaltrace</ref><ref>https://www.police1.com/Leonardo-ELSAG-ALPR-Systems</ref> but also retail businesses<ref>https://www.leonardocompany-us.com/lpr/blog/the-rise-in-retail-crime-and-how-leonardos-plate-recognition-technologies-can-help</ref> and others.

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|This system uses strategically placed sensors to collect electronic communication patterns and identities of consumer electronics, like vehicle components, Bluetooth, RFID tags, and Wi-Fi. As the electronic devices emit signals, sensors in the SignalTrace software capture their identifying or categorizing details to create an additional data set to enhance the records captured by LPR cameras in the area.
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	Surveillance systems also have a societal effect. It has been proven that law-abiding people, will still change their behaviors when they know they are being surveilled. This is not crime prevention, but rather a so-called "chilling affect." This influence is known to psychologists as the "Hawthorne effect."<ref>https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/social-sciences-and-humanities/hawthorne-effect</ref><ref>https://www.simplypsychology.org/hawthorne-effect.html</ref>		Surveillance systems also have a societal effect. It has been proven that law-abiding people, will still change their behaviors when they know they are being surveilled. This is not crime prevention, but rather a so-called "chilling affect." This influence is known to psychologists as the "Hawthorne effect."<ref>https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/social-sciences-and-humanities/hawthorne-effect</ref><ref>https://www.simplypsychology.org/hawthorne-effect.html</ref>
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		+	==See also==
		+	*[[Flock Safety]]
		+	*[[Axon Enterprise]]
		+	*[[Motorola Solutions]]
		+	*[[Rekor Systems]]
		+	*[[BusPatrol]]
		+	*[[Verkada]]
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−	'''ELSAG SignalTrace ''' is a [[mass surveillance]] technology provided by the company Leonardo. Similarly to [[Flock Safety\|Flock's mass surveillance system]], SignalTrace relies on a vast distribution of internet-connected sensors in public spaces. However, SignalTrace collects short-range radio signals from passing vehicles and individuals, in order to uniquely identify them. Many people have numerous radio devices with them, ranging from their car's own Bluetooth and WiFi radios, to the Bluetooth and WiFi radios in their smartphones, headphones, wristwatches/fitness trackers, medical devices, smart glasses, and much more~~. As each person passes a SignalTrace sensor array, their assortment of wireless signals is collected and analyzed, in order to identify them uniquely~~. Even the signals of often unseen radios including ~~Tire~~ pressure ~~sensors~~, are used in this analysis.<ref>https://stpsprodwe.blob.core.windows.net/media-blobs/3c1e421887c504cc54eb8e457c4ffb1b.pdf</ref>	+	'''ELSAG SignalTrace ''' is a [[mass surveillance]] technology provided by the company Leonardo. Similarly to [[Flock Safety\|Flock's mass surveillance system]], SignalTrace relies on a vast distribution of internet-connected sensors in public spaces. However, SignalTrace collects short-range radio signals from passing vehicles and individuals, in order to uniquely identify them. Many people have numerous radio devices with them, ranging from their car's own Bluetooth and WiFi radios, to the Bluetooth and WiFi radios in their smartphones, headphones, wristwatches/fitness trackers, medical devices, smart glasses, and much more. Even the signals of often unseen radios including tire pressure monitors, are used in this analysis.<ref>https://stpsprodwe.blob.core.windows.net/media-blobs/3c1e421887c504cc54eb8e457c4ffb1b.pdf</ref> As each person passes a SignalTrace sensor array, their assortment of wireless signals is collected and analyzed, in order to identify them uniquely.

	This surveillance system is marketed heavily to law enforcement organizations,<ref name="leonardo ST">https://www.leonardocompany-us.com/lpr/elsag-signaltrace</ref><ref>https://www.police1.com/Leonardo-ELSAG-ALPR-Systems</ref> but also retail businesses<ref>https://www.leonardocompany-us.com/lpr/blog/the-rise-in-retail-crime-and-how-leonardos-plate-recognition-technologies-can-help</ref> and others.		This surveillance system is marketed heavily to law enforcement organizations,<ref name="leonardo ST">https://www.leonardocompany-us.com/lpr/elsag-signaltrace</ref><ref>https://www.police1.com/Leonardo-ELSAG-ALPR-Systems</ref> but also retail businesses<ref>https://www.leonardocompany-us.com/lpr/blog/the-rise-in-retail-crime-and-how-leonardos-plate-recognition-technologies-can-help</ref> and others.

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