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Police Are Using AI to Pull Over Drivers for ‘Suspicious’ Behavior (gizmodo.com)
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Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) aren’t just helping police investigate crimes anymore. They’re now being used to flag drivers for supposedly “suspicious” driving patterns.

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[–] 53 points 1 week ago* (5 children)

Not a new problem unfortunately.

Among the things courts or cops have deemed "suspicious":

Booking a nonstop flight

Booking a flight with a layover

Traveling alone

Traveling with a companion

People who appear nervous

People who appear ?too calm?

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  • [–] 41 points 1 week ago* (1 child)

    You left off these ones from the list which are pretty funny

    Being the first person off a plane

    Being the last person off a plane

    Someone authorities believe has tried to blend in to the middle of exiting passengers'

    So... getting off a plane then.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 week ago

    No, but now AI can mass-search for those reasons, or combine them, for all of us. You won't even know you were targeted as a political enemy until you're in an interrogation room...

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