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this post was submitted on 27 Aug 2026
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Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are AI-powered cameras that capture and analyze images of all passing vehicles, storing details like your car’s location, date, and time. They also capture your car’s make, model, color, and identifying features such as dents, roof racks, and bumper stickers, often turning these into searchable data points. These cameras collect data on millions of vehicles—regardless of whether the driver is suspected of a crime. While these systems can be useful for tracking stolen cars or wanted individuals, they are mostly used to track the movements of innocent people.
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Sigh. It's different because you are specifically targetting him which is illegal. Their argument is this is untargetting mass surveillance. This is what makes it ok. If you can prove (and you won't) that flock is individually targetting and tracking you then yes we have a problem and the sentiment in the image is correct
I get the sentiment of the image but Jesus Christ it's lazy. They are two different things. You should all understand that. Fight the right fight. This is a problem with the law, not the person.
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This argument really doesn’t understand the concept of nuance. How many cameras would I have to put up before it’s not targeting? If I just happen to have enough cameras to capture every single path he takes is that targeting? Where is the line drawn? Almost all of the legal arguments were well before the technology we have today regarding retention and searchability.
And differentiation between the person and the law is inherently the problem. He was able to create this company because of the ambiguity of the law. If it were cut and dry they never would have risked the investment in the first place. Between the extensive network and the giant loophole of the third party doctrine, even though they market the directly to LEOs and the government, it all seems like a giant unlawful and unconstitutional government search.
I have no idea what the solution is but at the very least there should be accountability for improper searches and in my mind should require a warrant for EVERY search.
And those warrants shouldn’t be handed out so freaking easily.
I guarantee that the person is making considerable effort to ensure that the law continues to serve the corporation he leads and resists any attempts to change it by the "peasant" class he clearly disdains.
The problem is with the law, the person, and the socioeconomic class that the person belongs to and the laws ultimately serve.