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A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide (www.wired.com)

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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Wiz@midwest.social 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Flock cameras you mean? I did not know this.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 days ago

They also can identify and track vehicles based off things like bumper stickers, dents/damage. And identify people across different cameras by outfit, physical characteristics, and walking gait.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Would not Will.

[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 5 points 2 days ago

Great headline. “New law would change things!”

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 7 points 2 days ago

but toll collection.

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

[–] msokiovt@lemmy.today -1 points 1 day ago

If something is bipartisan, it means both sides are fooked.