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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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[-] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

Uhhhh

The article is about the US where cops are using ALPRs to track their exes

You REALLY sure people's data is going to be kept safe there?

Good for you if Australia's government isn't into spying. I personally don't trust a single government to have 24/7 recording video cameras everywhere.

[-] Zagorath@quokk.au 1 points 21 hours ago

The article is about the US

The headline is about an event that took place in Australia. The article is just a crap one all around.

[-] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 19 hours ago

Ah fun, I didn't even know about that since the original ticket's location is never mentioned.

Well I'm still with the Americans on them not wanting it there. I don't want it here either. Knowing the EU and my own country in particular, they'll commission a big American tech company to provide it as a service. Maybe Palantir will start offering them lol

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