[Bill14564]

Public notice of the new system:
Everyone with an interest in something like this should subscribe to the notifications for upcoming meetings, at least for their CDD, either AAC or PWAC, and their utility (usually NSCUDD). Then when you receive the notification with a link to the Agenda, read it. That is how I learned which meeting to attend to hear this new system being discussed.

Cloned cards:
I don't have any sympathy for those that have tried to get around the system that exists. The new system will work within the parameters set for the old system. If you decided to work outside those parameters, good luck.

Cloned cards (2):
I also don't understand the concern that the cloned cards won't work. The readers are not being replaced, only the software behind them. The readers can only read what the cards provide. If the cloning system accurately read the original then the clone should provide the same information to the reader. We'll have to wait and see but it doesn't seem like this should be a problem.

Data collection:
If I was worried about my card being recorded then I could simply press the red button. I certainly wouldn't rely on a cloned card to prevent data collection. The only reason I can think of why someone who creates cloned cards should be concerned is if he is using a "master" copy of a card rather than cloning each customer's individual card. If the system starts noticing one card activating hundreds of gates each day with multiple gates being opened at exactly the same time then the system should rightly flag that as a problem.

New readers:
A barcode reader or license plate reader or facial recognition or pick your favorite would all require new readers at the gates, a new software package on the back end, and possibly new wiring. I read that the there are over 120 gate facilities, but that number might be low, I thought the new number was around 175 but I can't find that page again. With over 120 facilities that's over 240 new readers that would need to be purchased plus the labor to replace them plus the downtime while everything is switched over plus the expense for the new cards/codes/plates/whatever plus the inconvenience of bringing over 70,000 people in to get their new cards! No thank you, I would rather roll my window down.


Chances are that the new system will be up and running before anyone notices.