Dispersed points on a map, with a timestamp, and image of the rear of a car are not the same.

It might as well be the same for all intents and purposes though. If you place a Flock camera every 100m, the accuracy effectively becomes <50m. You can reveal basically every outdoor movement of a human with that level of precision.

Across weeks and months it can be used to profile you. The statistical analysis capabilities are insane. It also is not just "license plates" its everything. How you look, how you walk, your clothing, everything gets captured.

These cameras aren't just placed on road sides, the capture footpaths, parks, entries to peoples home, swimming pools even!