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> we use such justifications for massively increasing surveillance Is it massively increasing surveillance? UK is full of speed cameras[1] and automatic numbe
by krisoft 3y ago
> we use such justifications for massively increasing surveillance
Is it massively increasing surveillance? UK is full of speed cameras[1] and automatic number plate recognition cameras[2].
"Vehicle movements on UK roads are recorded by a network of 11,000 cameras that read around 60 million number plates daily."
1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_speed_limit_enforcement_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_speed_limit_enforcement_i...
2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_number-plate_recognition_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_number-plate_recogni...
- rootusrootus 3y agoThat is a good point, though personally I do think there is a pretty significant escalation between reading number plates on the outside of the car, and pointing a camera inside the car to judge what is happening inside. I also think speed cameras are problematic, because they seem to be more effective at revenue generation than improving safety. We know how to design roads to make them safer implicitly, including ways to reduce the speed, without just pointing a camera at the cars and mailing out tickets a couple weeks later.