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Flock Is Quietly Selling Powerful Drones That Scan License Plates From the Sky (futurism.com)
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[–] 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I mean, if it hovers, a laser to a camera is a known thing...

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Genuine question...I've only ever thought that was some kind of movie magic we all accepted as reality. Could you blind a camera with any kind of laser pointer? Like, Dollar store shit would work? or it needs to be a special frequency or something?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    Not 100% sure if laser wattage matters. I'm sure if not a higher wattage just does it faster. A YT search for laser pointer camera probably would give you an idea.

    After Looking at those vids myself it does seem wattage is a factor, and steadiness of the pointer does too.

    Be very careful to adequately protect your eyes when using lasers. Different laser wavelengths need different eye protection

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