News: "Open road tolling" could spell end to toll booths

The Worcester Telegram carried an Associated Press story about "open road tolling," which would replace traditional toll booths, where you hand over cash, with a system that scans for a transponder in your car. The system would then either deduct the amount of the toll from an account, or send a bill.

The story quotes Ann Lambert, our Legislative Counsel, who raises privacy concerns. In addition to making tolling electronic and automatic, the system could also be used to track where your car goes, and there are not clear guidelines in place for how this information would be stored and used.