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[–] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)
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    But still tracked, by government.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago

    Agree with you about possible loopholes. My ideal would be to ammend the language of the bill to explicitly forbid USE of ALPR data. No matter even if the data came from a privately owned camera. In fact, we may be able to write to our reps to suggest that.

    But assuming we don't get that far in this particular bill, I still think it's better than not passing it at all. First, a lot of communities will resepct the spirit of it. I think mine would do that. We're already on the edge of banning them city wide. Lots of opposition to the cameras here in the electorate and we're pressuring the city gov. With a national bill like this, I don't believe my local gov would try to loophole it.

    Of course, some others would. There would prob be court cases over it, yada yada. But nationwide, I believe this bill would make a dent. Even in its flawed form. It would also raise awareness of Flocks with Joe Sixpack. Most ppl don't like the idea at all, once they learn of it. Just building momentum helps. Even if it's not the end of the journey.

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  • [–] 37 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    The cynic in me says there's no way this passes and gets signed...right?

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  • [–] 19 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Well even law enforcement and politicians (corrupt or not) don't want this.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago

    The cops maybe, but the agencies are in the pockets of the companies that sell it. And they control the message given to politicians who are also on the pockets of these companies. The companies have no qualms bribing all over the spectrum of politics and haven't been stopped from doing it up to now. The systems are crap but super expensive for this very reason. The primary cost of the product is the bribes, not the technology. It's how the industry of road cameras (plate tracking, red light, speed, etc.) has always been.

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  • [–] 14 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Tell your representatives that you want them to vote yes on this.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    Sounds like cameras would still be allowed on private property and it doesn’t prohibit police from buying access to those databases.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    Call your reps guys, tell them you want them to vote yes on this! Don't wait for someone else to do it either, write it down or something!!!

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    The word "acknowledged" seems to have been dropped from the title.

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    [–] 24 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Hope it passes but somehow I doubt it. Next do facial recognition.

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  • [–] 16 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    They call them 'License plate trackers' but they also look at faces.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    Would not Will.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago

    but toll collection.

    You're still being tracked even if plates are no longer surveyed.

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    [–] 5 points 5 months ago* (3 children)

    And you know if this pulls through there will be a manufactured criminal campaign to create reason to bring it back. This is modern politics... If it can even be called that anymore. It's more like war and most people don't want to believe it's happening. They think it's happening naturally when it's manufactured.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Nah, they will pass it but never stop. That’s modern politics. Tell the people they voted it out, congratulate them for a huge privacy win, then just never change anything and operate unnoticed.

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