From Trump campaign signs to Planned Parenthood bumper stickers, license plate readers around the US are creating searchable databases that reveal Americans’ political leanings and more.

From Trump campaign signs to Planned Parenthood bumper stickers, license plate readers around the US are creating searchable databases that reveal Americans’ political leanings and more.

  • mctoasterson@reddthat.comEnglish
    42·
    3 months ago

    This is and has been a big deal for a while. Do we really want easily trackable movements on every major road? What happens when they start feeding that data into federal fusion centers for cataloging and storage “just in case” they need it later?

    What happens when a regime that criminalizes dissent has access to realtime vehicular and individual (via mobile phone) tracking data?

    • Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      111·
      3 months ago

      They already do this to flag potential traffickers. I’m not sure what we want has anything to do with what happens.

    • PriorityMotif@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      3 months ago

      If I ever get the chance I’m going to use it to take people’s guns away and go after vehicles with modified emissions systems.