In theory, if you had some kind of camera that could identify ALPR cameras automatically, I don’t think that there are any laws against dazzling them with a laser or something, but I don’t think that there are any products that can do that.
I flashed it to my board once, yet I couldn’t manage to get it to work. This was back when I was new to ESP32 systems, so I likely could’ve just flashed it wrong, but even if it doesnt function in the current state, the framework is all there to go off of if someone wants to make a fork of it. It doesnt necessarily detect location though, but it does detect proximity.
Edit: I attempted this a long while back, it has since been updated though, so yay.
Edit2: upon inspection, I definitely fugged up the first time, and it likely has always functioned.
As for tooling to take one down, I do discourage the laser route because it’s a risk to the eyesight of those in the surrounding area. What another thread pointed out is that a simple spraypaint can on a pole can do the job in a safer way, but the technology behind the lense/panel would still be functional. Do avoid cutting it down unless there’s a way to trash it within proximity, too.
For passive protection, surrounding your License plate with 840nm IR LEDs works well in most conditions that isn’t clear daylight. It would also block police plate readers though, so do consider adding a toggle switch to the LED circuit.
Not street-legal without them.
In theory, if you had some kind of camera that could identify ALPR cameras automatically, I don’t think that there are any laws against dazzling them with a laser or something, but I don’t think that there are any products that can do that.
Tell that to the 1 in 10 car in my area who just doesn’t have plates.
And yes it’s illegal to modify or cover in any way in most states. Any cover, even clear, is often illegal.
But, no one is pulling anyone over.
There is a project for that! It’s called “Flock you” at this github page: github.com/colonelpanichacks/flock-you
I flashed it to my board once, yet I couldn’t manage to get it to work. This was back when I was new to ESP32 systems, so I likely could’ve just flashed it wrong, but even if it doesnt function in the current state, the framework is all there to go off of if someone wants to make a fork of it. It doesnt necessarily detect location though, but it does detect proximity.
Edit: I attempted this a long while back, it has since been updated though, so yay.
Edit2: upon inspection, I definitely fugged up the first time, and it likely has always functioned.
As for tooling to take one down, I do discourage the laser route because it’s a risk to the eyesight of those in the surrounding area. What another thread pointed out is that a simple spraypaint can on a pole can do the job in a safer way, but the technology behind the lense/panel would still be functional. Do avoid cutting it down unless there’s a way to trash it within proximity, too.
For passive protection, surrounding your License plate with 840nm IR LEDs works well in most conditions that isn’t clear daylight. It would also block police plate readers though, so do consider adding a toggle switch to the LED circuit.