The TRUE danger of AES

You get home. Your wife / husband screams at you. A flower pot crashes above your head. The rolling pin finds its mark. Or scarrier still. You can an unexpected cut that night when you are asleep.

And what on earth could have triggered that?

Two weeks ago, you were speeding down a highway, in your trendy BMW. There was an AES. It snapped. 

Fast forward back to a few hours ago before your spouse went berserk. A letter shows up from JPJ. Clearly marked JPJ. Your wife / husband opens it. And there it is, your summon for speeding. 

PLUS... a picture of you. In your BMW. Speeding. It shows you are the driver. And there was a sexy thing sitting next to you. Cleavage and all. Or her head on your lap.... It wasn't your wife. Not your sister either. And your wife saw the picture first.

Far fetched? I don't think so. It has happen in EU. Governments have been sued. It is an invasion of privacy. Sure - sending summons is one thing, but what on earth gives them the right to picture the car, plus the passengers? That's gross invasion of privacy.

Is your car registered in your husband's name? Does your wife get the mail first? Or is it a company car? (and you said you were on MC...when it shows tonnes of shopping bag next to you while you jumpped a red light - but of course, it was only amber).

The mind boggles. This is why AES must be implemented very carefully. Only the car registration and the driver can be photographed. 

You think this worries you... imagine you are a celebrity or some politician. And all these information gets to some private company with heaven-knows-who is handling the photos. It could turn out to be a blackmail case.