License plate scanners tear neighborhood apart

But the cameras’ supporters said they felt mystified by all the resistance. Going soft on crime could put their families at risk, they argued — and no one on public roads should expect privacy, anyway. If their opponents weren’t criminals, what did they have to hide? Who wouldn’t want to feel safer?

Ah yes, rational thoughts. If you have nothing to hide, then why won’t you let them search

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Re: License plate scanners tear neighborhood apart

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Post by FjolsvithAase » Sat, Oct 23, 2021, 5:45 PM UTC

notwhereyouare wrote: post #4

But the cameras’ supporters said they felt mystified by all the resistance. Going soft on crime could put their families at risk, they argued — and no one on public roads should expect privacy, anyway. If their opponents weren’t criminals, what did they have to hide? Who wouldn’t want to feel safer? Ah yes, rational thoughts. If you have nothing to hide, then why won’t you let them search

If the government can't spy on you, get the corporations to do it.

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Post by dzhiurgis » Sat, Oct 23, 2021, 8:22 PM UTC

FjolsvithAase wrote: post #6

notwhereyouare wrote: post #4

But the cameras’ supporters said they felt mystified by all the resistance. Going soft on crime could put their families at risk, they argued — and no one on public roads should expect privacy, anyway. If their opponents weren’t criminals, what did they have to hide? Who wouldn’t want to feel safer? Ah yes, rational thoughts. If you have nothing to hide, then why won’t you let them search

If the government can't spy on you, get the corporations to do it.

All of them do, but for some reason it became normal not to use it to solve petty crimes.

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Post by dan12ha » Sat, Oct 23, 2021, 8:46 PM UTC

Isn’t a simple solution to register your car and if it is detected do not add it to the general database. Maybe lock it down to require a court order or if a crime happens require a majority vote to unlock it for police only to view.

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Post by FjolsvithAase » Sat, Oct 23, 2021, 9:20 PM UTC

dzhiurgis wrote: post #7

FjolsvithAase wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If the government can't spy on you, get the corporations to do it.

All of them do, but for some reason it became normal not to use it to solve petty crimes.

Schrodinger's cat. The object of observation becomes irritated by the act of observation.

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Post by mikewarot » Sat, Oct 23, 2021, 11:18 PM UTC

When I was a commuter, I saw private cars with plate scanners sweeping through the parking lots at the train station, they are hoping to collect a reward for finding someone in the system. It's upsetting, but I don't see how we could unroll this at this point.