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It is being downvoted because it is a silly idea. These systems are ran in cooperation with the state, who in turn would just un-OTP your plate at the time of s
by mike_d 3y ago
It is being downvoted because it is a silly idea. These systems are ran in cooperation with the state, who in turn would just un-OTP your plate at the time of scan. That means average citizens are the only ones who would end up with less data.
- Johnny555 3y agoThat means average citizens are the only ones who would end up with less data That doesn't sound like a drawback, I can understand the public benefit of the police being able to look me up by license plate number but not for the average citizen being able to do the same. This is separate from the issue that there should be stricter limits on law enforcement use of the data.
- brightlancer 3y agoI can understand the public benefit of the government being able to stalk me but not for the average citizen being able to do the same. When the government does it, it's obviously for The Greater Good™.
- Timon3 3y agoThat's not what GP said. There are legitimate reasons for the government to track people, there are not legitimate reasons for private citizens to do so. That doesn't mean all tracking by the government is "for the greater good", but at least there is a chance it's acceptable. There is no chance with private citizens.
- mike_d 3y agoAverage citizens are not the ones operating bulk collection systems. They are simply writing down a plate number of the car parked next to them when they find a giant door scratch in a parking lot.
- cuu508 3y agoThis would still work if they also write down the time. Or take a photo.
- ehnto 3y agoIt was clearly an idea worth discussing judging by the follow up comments, downvoting on HN is for unproductive comments not disagreement. To the parent comments point, I have noticed more downvotes on valid but disagreeable comments recently, I think there might be some weight to it anecdotally.