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Carlsbad, CA to photograph every car entering city

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Re: Carlsbad, CA to photograph every car entering city

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Post by tn13 »

pavel_lishin wrote: post #10

> Four council members, however, said they’re confident the information can be kept secure Based on what? The contract appears to be with a company that provides safety equipment, not electronics/surveillance equipment. How exactly is Mallory Safety & Supply a trusted security provider? > and that the system will increase safety for residents and police officers. Based on what? > They also said it may deter criminals…

Based on bureaucratic overconfidence.

The real problem with most american cities is that there isn't that much crime yet the politicians feel the need to fight non-existent unfightable crime by making our lives miserable. California could have lead the way in offering good solutions for homelessness, mental illness, drug war, school choice etc. but yet it pushes for more and more nazi styled policies.

Re: Carlsbad, CA to photograph every car entering city

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Post by TheSpiceIsLife »

komali2 wrote: post #24
pinaceae wrote: post #4

Fastrak already does this, using any toll crossing or paid express lane triggers it. Good luck entering SF from Marin without getting scanned.

How good are those cameras, though? I've crossed from Marin at least 8 times now, each time with the "cash taker" lanes having no staff. I assumed it would be like in Houston, where you just get billed via mail, or can call and pay. Nobody I've called is aware of me owing anything on my plate, though, and I've never got anything in the mail. Maybe I did my plates wrong... I also never received the ticket the angry SF…

You'll get the bill, but in 10 years when it and the associated late fees have escalated and accrued interest. At that stage they'll just send you a notice saying they've taken possession of your house and you must vacate within 7 days or go to jail.

Re: Carlsbad, CA to photograph every car entering city

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Post by jessaustin »

pavel_lishin wrote: post #10

> Four council members, however, said they’re confident the information can be kept secure Based on what? The contract appears to be with a company that provides safety equipment, not electronics/surveillance equipment. How exactly is Mallory Safety & Supply a trusted security provider? > and that the system will increase safety for residents and police officers. Based on what? > They also said it may deter criminals…

How exactly is Mallory Safety & Supply a trusted security provider?

Alice and Bob are both firmly convinced that Mallory is not to be trusted. Eve seems more ambivalent...

Re: Carlsbad, CA to photograph every car entering city

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Post by mahyarm »

toephu2 wrote: post #30
cjensen wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Fastrak is shipped with a mylar bag that prevents scanning so you can have privacy on-demand. Also, Caltrans routinely scans Fastrak transponders silently in non-toll areas to gauge traffic flow.

"Also, Caltrans routinely scans Fastrak transponders silently in non-toll areas to gauge traffic flow." Wow really? Where exactly? The trackers are not that small and I doubt they are all over 280 or 101 otherwise I would have noticed them by now..

I've seen a video of someone who rewired their transponder in NYC and showed it actually got scanned at every second intersection. You can do something similar with yours. I'm not too worried about it per se, since a camera can do something similar.

Re: Carlsbad, CA to photograph every car entering city

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Post by salesguy222 »

jcranmer wrote: post #20
salesguy222 wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In my opinion, just follow the money trail and relationship net: Does Mallory have any cousins, dear friends, family members in Carlsbad city govt? If so, it might explain why they won a contract ($$$!) for which they probably aren't qualified. And if you want to take it deeper, you ask yourself if the program is even justified in the first place :)

I doubt it. Just looking at http://www.uscommunities.org/suppliers/safeware-mallory/ gives you a fairly good guess as to how Mallory might have been chosen.

Am I missing something? This is a company website that contains stock photos, sales jargon and boring "solutions".

Why are they qualified to receive taxpayer money to surveil vehicles wholesale, let alone receive money at all?

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