Utrecht Police: How to Build a Better Speed Trap with TomTom GPS

#ad▼

Some European police departments are getting tips for traffic cameras placement, and those tips are coming right from inside the cars of drivers who own TomTom GPS devices.

George Deboer, TomTom Senior Manager explains how the data collection was designed to provide information to improve the infrastructure, not for traffic enforcement.

Bernhard Jens explains that police are using the anonymous data from TomTom.

GPS company TomTom has been selling realtime traffic data from its vehicle users to police departments. A new software license will exclude police departments from using the data for traffic enforcement.

Reaction from Tessa Rijn and Taifun Topcu of Utrecht, Netherlands.

In the United States four senators are calling for makers of smartphone apps to stop providing applications that allow users to track speed traps and DUI checkpoints.

Search Amazon …

Search for products sold on Amazon:

Arlingtoncardinal.com is an Amazon Associate website, which means that a small percentage of your purchases gets paid to Arlingtoncardinal.com at no extra cost to you. When you use the search boxes above, any Amazon banner ad, or any product associated with an Amazon banner on this website, you help pay expenses related to maintaining Arlingtoncardinal.com and creating new services and ideas for a resourceful website. See more info at Arlingtoncardinal.com/AdDisclosure