歌词
From VOA Learning English,
从美国之音学习英语
this is the Technology Report.
现在是科技报道
Law enforcement agencies across the United States
美国各地的执法机构
are using cameras
使用摄像头执法
to take pictures of automobile license plates.
来对汽车牌照进行拍照
The idea is to build a computerised collection of information
这个主意是为了建立一个计算机化的信息收集系统
detailing the daily travel of millions of Americans.
它会详细记录数以百万计美国人的日常出行
Arlington County Police Detective Mohammed Tabibi
阿灵顿县警探穆罕默德·塔比比
is with the Automobile Theft Department.
在汽车盗窃部工作
He uses a license plate readers,
他用车牌阅读器
also known as a LPR to look for stolen vehicles.
也叫车牌识别系统来寻找被偷的车
"It has paid dividends.
“它已经支付了红利
We have caught some people involved
多亏了车牌识别系统，我们已经抓住了一些
in some serious crimes because of the LPR," said Tabibi.
参与在严重犯罪事件的人。”塔比比说
The use of LPRs is growing across the United States.
车牌识别系统在美国的运用越来越广
Some are secured to poles along roadsides,
一些用于保护路旁电线杆
others are placed in law-enforcement vehicle.
另一些则运用在执法车辆上
Privacy groups are concerned about the growing use of these devices.
隐私保护团体忧虑这些设施的广泛使用
They say the information collected is stored on computers
他们说这些这些信息会存储在电脑上
and shared with other local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.
然后被传输到当地政府，州政府乃至联邦执法机构
Jay Stanley is with the American Civil Liberties Union(ACLU).
杰伊·斯坦利是美国公民自由联盟的成员
"What they are also doing is storing everybody's time,
”他们所做的就是储存每个人的时间，地点及位置
place, and location.
And many police departments are holding that information indefinitely.
还有许多警察署就会永久储存这些信息
You know in our society,
你知道，在我们的社会当中
the government doesn't follow you and invade your privacy
除非你有特殊的理由，在你参与不法行动后
and track you unless it has a specific reason
政府不会信任你，只会侵犯你的隐私，甚至追踪你”
that you are involved in wrongdoing," said Stanley.
斯坦利说
Until recently, Kevin Rearden
直到最近，
served as Captain of the Arlington County Police,
曾任阿灵顿县警察局局长的凯文里登
he also headed the county's Homeland Security Department before he retired.
退休前，他还领导了某县的国土安全部
Mr Rearden said, county policy
他说，这个县的警察
calls for the LPR information to be kept for six months.
上报说让汽车牌照识别系统内的信息保存至少6个月
"We originally had a two-month period,
“我们一开始只有两个月的时间
and the detectives requested the chief extend it to six months
然后侦探们要求局长把它延长到六个月
because they found in so many investigations,
因为他们发现这么多调查
keeping it for two months wasn't long enough," said Rearden.
只有两个月时间是完全不够的。”里登说
But he said, other law enforcement agencies
但他表示，其他执法机构
that use the county's information may store it for unlimited periods of time.
让这些信息无限期保存
Supporters of privacy rights say they have no problem with police departments
隐私权的支持者则表示他们对
taking pictures of license plates to investigate crimes.
警察署拍下车牌来进行犯罪调查完全没有意见
But Jay Stanley says,
但杰伊·斯坦利认为
they're against storing the information for long periods of time.
他·们反对储存这些信息过长时间
"...Once you are past a certain periods of time,
一旦过了一定时间
it is very unlikely it is going to be useful.
这些信息就没多大可能起到作用
Meanwhile we are creating this giant infrastructure
这期间我们正在建设这个庞大的基础设施
for tracking everybody all the time," said Stanley.
为了能够在任何时候定位到任何一个人。”斯坦利说
Retired Arlington country Captain Rearden disagrees.
退休的阿灵顿乡村队长里登则不同意
"They keep bringing up the word tracking.
“他们不停地提起追踪
And if I went out and ran your tag in our server,
如果我出去把你的标签放在服务器上
I would not be able to track you.
我就不会再追踪你
I would be lucky if I could put [you in]
会让我幸运的是
a few places in Arlington in a particular time.
如果我能在某个特定的时间在阿灵顿放几个地方
By no stretch of the imagination would I be able to track you," said Rearden.
我再怎么想不到我不能无法追踪到你。”里登说
The ACLU says Americans need to know how federal officials
美国公民自由联盟说，美国人需要知道联邦官员
are using the information collected from LPR cameras,
正使用车牌识别系统里收集的信息
the group has brought federal charges
这个组织已收到了联邦指控
against the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security.
罪名是反对司法部和国土安全部
And that's the Technology Report from VOA Learning English.
以上是美国之音慢速英语科技报道的全部内容
I'm Milagros Ardin.
我是米拉格罗斯·阿丁
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