Electronic license plate: Difference between revisions
== History and Conception ==
== History and Conception ==
Inventor Dean L. Naddeo published a patent on June 11, 2002,{{cite patent|title=Electronic license plate|pubdate=February 21, 2002|inventor-last=Naddeo|inventor-first=Dean|country=US|number=20020021210}} for the improvement of existing license plates. Naddeo’s intention was to maximize the capabilities of traditional [[Vehicle registration plate|license plates]]. Electronic license plates are claimed to be more efficient in lowering crime, cost, and replacing other forms of identification through the introduction of electronic monitoring.{{cite web|title=Coming to a car near you: electronic license plates|url=http://fortune.com/2015/01/30/coming-to-a-car-near-you-electronic-license-plates/|website=Fortune Autos|access-date=11 September 2017|first=Verne|last=Kopytoff|date=January 30, 2015|url-access=subscription}}
Inventor Dean L. Naddeo published a patent on June 11, 2002,{{cite patent|title=Electronic license plate|pubdate=February 21, 2002|inventor-last=Naddeo|inventor-first=Dean|country=US|number=20020021210}} for the improvement of existing license plates. Naddeo’s intention was to maximize the capabilities of traditional [[Vehicle registration plate|license plates]]. Electronic license plates are claimed to be more efficient in lowering crime, cost, and replacing other forms of identification through the introduction of electronic monitoring.{{cite web|title=Coming to a car near you: electronic license plates|url=http://fortune.com/2015/01/30/coming-to-a-car-near-you-electronic-license-plates/|website=Fortune Autos|access-date=11 September 2017|first=Verne|last=Kopytoff|date=January 30, 2015|url-access=subscription}}
== Design ==
== Design ==
=== Privacy ===
=== Privacy ===
Privacy concerns are a major reason electronic license plates are not yet in public use.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} Since hacking and identity fraud are potential risks, in-depth testing and development of data security is required. In accordance with [[consumer privacy]] laws, information from the electronic license plate will be sent out only when the vehicle is involved with any violations or illegal activities.{{Citation needed|date=August 2017}} The device is now made with tamper-resistant hardware to prevent information from being acquired by unauthorized parties.{{Citation needed|date=August 2017}} The vehicle can be disabled automatically if any tampering is sensed.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} For example, the unauthorized removal of its electronic license plate will disable the vehicle, reducing vehicle-identity theft, or the plate could be programmed to detect tampering aimed at avoiding payments or as part of another crime, and report such actions.{{Cite web |last=Patrascu |first=Daniel |date=2018-06-10 |title=Reviver Auto Digital License Plate Explained |url=https://www.autoevolution.com/news/reviver-auto-digital-license-plate-explained-126234.html |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=autoevolution |language=en}}
Privacy concerns are a major reason electronic license plates are not yet in public use.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} Since hacking and identity fraud are potential risks, in-depth testing and development of data security is required. In accordance with [[consumer privacy]] laws, information from the electronic license plate will be sent out only when the vehicle is involved with any violations or illegal activities.{{Citation needed|date=August 2017}} The device is now made with tamper-resistant hardware to prevent information from being acquired by unauthorized parties.{{Citation needed|date=August 2017}} The vehicle can be disabled automatically if any tampering is sensed.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} For example, the unauthorized removal of its electronic license plate will disable the vehicle, reducing vehicle-identity theft, or the plate could be programmed to detect tampering aimed at avoiding payments or as part of another crime, and report such actions.{{Cite web |last=Patrascu |first=Daniel |date=2018-06-10 |title=Reviver Auto Digital License Plate Explained |url=https://www.autoevolution.com/news/reviver-auto-digital-license-plate-explained-126234.html |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=autoevolution |language=en}}
== Criticisms of Electronic License Plates ==
== Criticisms of Electronic License Plates ==
=== Price and Practicality===
=== Price and Practicality===
One common criticism of Electronic License Plates is the high price of such devices, with Tom Nardi of Hackaday stating “The question of whether or not the average car owner is willing to pay $800 to avoid the DMV is one we can’t really answer”.{{Cite web |first=Tom…
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