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It seems like the most immediate application of this technology will be Gerrymandering.

• coredog64 9y ago
  If the local polity wants to gerrymander, it would be far easier for them to get the data from a vehicle registration database. Not only would that include plates, but also things like the Chicago city sticker. Not only do they have the vehicle type (100% correct I might add), but they've got the year and likely an approximate value. As I type this, I'm pondering a new side business for insurance companies...
  • squiggleblaz 9y ago
    It could be illegal for them to use that. Perhaps the party does the redistricting which an assembly member introduces into the legislature. To use the database, it would either need to be publicly available or else the executive would have to do the gerrymander. (Which might be how it works. But I live in a place where good government is valued.)
    • Houshalter 9y ago
      Why on Earth does the legality matter? It's not like they'd ever admit they are gerrymandering. What data they use to optimize their gerrymander is irrelevant.
• akhilcacharya 9y ago
  Why? Redistricting usually involves precinct level voting data, no?