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Traffic Camera Captures Woman Driving With Her Phone on Her Lap (Face Down), The State Mailed Her a $1251 'Public Safety' Ticket (www.gadgetreview.com)
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A woman drives with both hands on the wheel. Her phone sits face-down on her lap. No officer pulls her over. No lights flash. Weeks later, a $1,251 ticket arrives in the mail. The evidence: a single frame from a Camera surveillance app. The charge: phone use while driving.

Automated camera companies market their devices as automated license plate readers — tools for catching stolen cars, flagging warrants, and aiding serious investigations.

Sold as a Crime Tool. Used as a Fine Machine.

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[–] 17 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Remember kids, blackout or reflective tint and anti alpr film for ya plates are your friends.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    What about IR LED strips to flood the cameras with light?

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago

    Many youtubers have tried, It's not reliable, doesn't work in the day and newer cameras even in night vision are getting hard to swap.

    The tint/reflective stuff has a decent chance of getting you an inspection ticket, most states don't allow LP covers.

    My best plan would be and LCD infused glass plate that you could blurr out with a button press like those electronic privacy windows. Thing is, even that's illegal.

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