"keep license plate, and any other data used to track vehicles and citizens out of the hands of miscreants"
I'm not certain that this manufacturer gets involved in the actual data storage of captured license plate info. What might be of interest is in-depth technical data related to the units themselves. Like default passwords (probably never changed), maintenance access ports and commands, etc.
The deployment of such equipment isn't really a secret. It's pretty easy to spot at border stations or alongside highways. Unless the pirated information includes details of a new stealth model that doesn't produce a big flash when you drive by one.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
