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A ton of places do this. Cities, shopping malls, company parking lots. Some towns are so afraid, justly or unjustly, of "undesirables," that if you drive into t
by fipple 8y ago
A ton of places do this. Cities, shopping malls, company parking lots. Some towns are so afraid, justly or unjustly, of "undesirables," that if you drive into them with an unfamiliar car, the police will swing by and see if you are the right kind of person. The scale is basically at the point that if you commit a crime from a car the police can trace your movements back to where you came from.
- marktangotango 8y agoDo you have sources to support these claims?
- fipple 8y agohttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/license-plate-data-not-just-cops-private-companies-are-tracking-flna6C10684677 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/license-plate-data-not-ju... https://www.phillyvoice.com/alpr--and-a-bit-of-luck--helped-authorities-target-cosmo-dinardo/ https://www.phillyvoice.com/alpr--and-a-bit-of-luck--helped-...
- artificial 8y agoBasically just the ones owned by The Irvine Company. https://lawless.tech/total-surveillance-irvine-company-spying-on-shoppers-and-the-demise-of-privacy/ https://lawless.tech/total-surveillance-irvine-company-spyin...
- ReverseCold 8y agoI live in Irvine (city). The police share stories of people calling them to report "suspicious behavior" when in reality it's just a neighbor with an older car or a person of an uncommon ethnicity. Basically they say it's not their fault, but they are obligated to check it out if someone calls.
- NeedMoreTea 8y agoMany many UK parking lots are now fully automated, including most supermarkets. You get number plate recognition, an automatic allowance of an hour or two for a supermarket, and an automatic fine to the address of the car's registered keeper. Here's one of many: https://www.parkingprotection.co.uk/ANPR.html https://www.parkingprotection.co.uk/ANPR.html There's been more than a few mistakes, or not getting the correct time allowance, and problems getting false claims lifted.