Right, but if I'm in the DB as a 'bad guy', as long as they only know my name and I don't do bad things while in my car, they can't associate me to a vehicle. It would at least slow "them" up a bit. Guess my tinfoil hat's not on too tight today, as this doesn't really bother me. As long as I'm not doing things that will arouse suspicion or get me on the 'the list' in the first place, I <should> have nothing to worry about, right? Right... Seems to me as though it's no different than having a policeman driving behind you and running your plate, except that plates are being run on a massive scale. It doesn't violate my constitutional right to privacy. Contrast license plate picture taking with the CCTV system in the U.K., and London in particular, which covers a lot (a majority?) of public spaces. Smile, you're on Government TV! Makes the license plate plan seem tame in comparison. In other news, according to a DVR'ed Conspiracy Theory I watched last night, the Pentagon was NOT hit by AA flight 77 on 9/11, it was either a bomb or a missile...