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> “We were very disappointed,” Franklin said. “That means perpetrators of crime, people who are maybe engaged in domestic abuse or stalkers, they can request fo
by SlightlyLeftPad 7mo ago
> “We were very disappointed,” Franklin said. “That means perpetrators of crime, people who are maybe engaged in domestic abuse or stalkers, they can request footage and that could cause a lot of harm.”
No concern over the dozens (or hundreds?) of cases of police or government employees themselves doing exactly what they’re afraid of here. Strange.
- timschmidt 7mo agoOr for what can already be purchased from a data broker on the open market.
- sonzohan 7mo agoWhile I agree with the risks of DA/stalkers getting that data, this data is not known for being well protected against LoveInt. Quite the opposite it is usually sold on grey markets.
- randallsquared 7mo ago> No concern over [...] government employees themselves Three paragraphs later someone else is paraphrased as including immigration enforcement agents among the problematic users, and in the current political environment, federal law enforcement being made more effective might be the real problem for state and local government.
- throwaway173738 7mo agoState and Local LE are also worrying. It’s common enough that they use these systems to stalk exes and such.
- throwaway173738 7mo agoThey know, but if they acknowledge it it would make some people mad. Anyone who works with or it’s associated with ALPR knows why you have to have audit logging and access controls if you give law enforcement access to it.