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They did something similar with power poles in the city I used to live in. The power company came up with cameras they would mount to read license plates. If a
by wil421 6y ago
They did something similar with power poles in the city I used to live in. The power company came up with cameras they would mount to read license plates. If a car went by with a stolen license plate the cops would get an alert.
In the first month they recovered more stolen cars than the previous year combined.
- pluto9 6y agoWhile this may be a reasonable use case (though personally I might dispute that), what's to stop them from using the same system to fine everybody with expired registration? One crime is obviously more serious than the other, but how serious must a crime be to warrant the use of mass surveillance as an enforcement tool? Where does one draw the line?
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- DarthGhandi 6y agoIsn't that a problem with the law/punishment if enforcement is too effective?