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I didn't make the comparison clear. The MTA can't catch fare evaders because facial recognition is bad. The NYC government can read peoples license plates and
by akira2501 3y ago
I didn't make the comparison clear.
The MTA can't catch fare evaders because facial recognition is bad.
The NYC government can read peoples license plates and charge them arbitrary prices, partially, because the MTA is so broke.
So, fare evaders continue to get a free rides, in exchange for similarly Orwellian recording and logging of all vehicles entering and exiting certain parts of the city, which is effectively only one layer of abstraction different than scanning faces. Apples to pears, really.
It's what they do with the data in the long term that should be concerning in both cases.
- aaomidi 3y agoCars are a luxury item for most in NYC. Tolling roads is as old as cars themselves. There’s nothing new here.
- akira2501 3y agoThen I guess getting a plumber or an electrician to fix problems is a luxury item for everyone in NYC now too. Toll roads are not the exclusive route to and from a given area yet this system is. The tolls aren't even funding the road they're funding a broken public transportation system. There's a lot that's new here which is why this exact thing is often in the news.
- aaomidi 3y agoTolling roads to fund public transportation is actually a really good way of funding public transport.