Red-light cameras take a photo of a driver and his or her license plate when they drive through a red light. Drivers typically hate them. Many feel the gadgets are designed to make cash for a city, and not to catch bad-guys. However, two products have just appeared that use similar technology to make red-light camera photos worthless to police force. One of the products could be bought now. The other is still raising cash to get UL certification.
Crushing the pictures
The no Photo red-camera busting system was produced by Jonathan Dandrow at no Limits Enterprises. He is trying to get the product on the industry by raising cash with an Indiegogo campaign.
Dandrow, in an interview with AutoBlog, said the initial impetus for the invention came when he found that some cameras are capable of taking photos of the infrared light given off by television remote control products. It was not until three years later, however, when a family member gathered a collection of citations from red-light cameras, that he got the idea of using the discovery as a way of busting the ever-vigilant cameras.
The gadget flashes a bright light across the license plate numbers to obscure it from being detected in a photo. The gadget is put in a license plate carrier to make this occur.
Making privacy essential
Disobeying the law is not Dandrow's intention, he said. He wants to shield people's privacy:
"All we're trying to do is give drivers privacy. People should look into how these companies use all of the information they collect. This just stops them from collecting even more."
The gadget does not actually block the license plate number making it legal at the moment.
Certification needed
In order to get the Underwriter's Laboratories' accreditation, Dandrow needs $80,000 for the no Photo machine. That is why the Indigogo campaign has started.
AutoBlog reports Dandrow saying:
"I want to build it right. It's very important to us to get the UL certification. They test it in every situation and make sure you're completely safe."
One system on the industry
Popular Mechanics points out that Dandrow may have been beaten at his own game.
Popular Mechanics explained that the no Photo device sounds awfully similar to the SCD2 Surveillance Camera Defense machine:
"To get a clear image of your license plate number so a ticket can be mailed to you, the cameras use white or infrared flashes. The SCD2 from Stop Photo Radar Now detects the change in intensity from ambient light and briefly over-lights your license plate, making it unreadable in the photo."
However, a motorist would be a pretty chronic violator to justify the SCD2 device's $799 price tag. If Dandrow can keep the cost down on his gadget, he may well have something.
Crushing the pictures
The no Photo red-camera busting system was produced by Jonathan Dandrow at no Limits Enterprises. He is trying to get the product on the industry by raising cash with an Indiegogo campaign.
Dandrow, in an interview with AutoBlog, said the initial impetus for the invention came when he found that some cameras are capable of taking photos of the infrared light given off by television remote control products. It was not until three years later, however, when a family member gathered a collection of citations from red-light cameras, that he got the idea of using the discovery as a way of busting the ever-vigilant cameras.
The gadget flashes a bright light across the license plate numbers to obscure it from being detected in a photo. The gadget is put in a license plate carrier to make this occur.
Making privacy essential
Disobeying the law is not Dandrow's intention, he said. He wants to shield people's privacy:
"All we're trying to do is give drivers privacy. People should look into how these companies use all of the information they collect. This just stops them from collecting even more."
The gadget does not actually block the license plate number making it legal at the moment.
Certification needed
In order to get the Underwriter's Laboratories' accreditation, Dandrow needs $80,000 for the no Photo machine. That is why the Indigogo campaign has started.
AutoBlog reports Dandrow saying:
"I want to build it right. It's very important to us to get the UL certification. They test it in every situation and make sure you're completely safe."
One system on the industry
Popular Mechanics points out that Dandrow may have been beaten at his own game.
Popular Mechanics explained that the no Photo device sounds awfully similar to the SCD2 Surveillance Camera Defense machine:
"To get a clear image of your license plate number so a ticket can be mailed to you, the cameras use white or infrared flashes. The SCD2 from Stop Photo Radar Now detects the change in intensity from ambient light and briefly over-lights your license plate, making it unreadable in the photo."
However, a motorist would be a pretty chronic violator to justify the SCD2 device's $799 price tag. If Dandrow can keep the cost down on his gadget, he may well have something.
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