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Looks like flock cameras lower property value
(thelemmy.club)
Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are AI-powered cameras that capture and analyze images of all passing vehicles, storing details like your car’s location, date, and time. They also capture your car’s make, model, color, and identifying features such as dents, roof racks, and bumper stickers, often turning these into searchable data points. These cameras collect data on millions of vehicles—regardless of whether the driver is suspected of a crime. While these systems can be useful for tracking stolen cars or wanted individuals, they are mostly used to track the movements of innocent people.
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Your friend should have sued the fuck out of them. If that tree was more than a few years old they could have been looking at 6 figures in damages
HOAs have some crazy legal standings and abilities. IANAL but I wouldn't be surprised if that was technically legal according to their rules, and they are protected
I will never live in an HOA.
I highly doubt those rules can override actual laws, even if they're in fine print you technically signed. I just don't see a bullet point "we can secretly make a key to your property and remove something from it without any notice" holding up.