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Open Records Laws Reveal Automated License Plate Readers(ALPRs) Sprawling Surveillance. Now States Want to Block What the Public Sees. (www.eff.org)
submitted 6 hours ago by Deep@mander.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world
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EFF is alarmed by recent laws in several states that have blocked public access to data collected by ALPRs, including, in some cases, information derived from ALPR data. We do not support pending bills in Arizona and Connecticut that would block the public oversight capabilities that ALPR information offers.

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[โ€“] palordrolap@fedia.io 16 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I seem to remember hearing about a town that installed cameras to ~~spy on citizens~~ monitor for crime and took them all down again when a judge enforced freedom of information legislation. That is, the public requested access to what the cameras recorded and were found to be entitled to it.

It's not true that if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear, but the converse is true. And dirty cops reeeally don't like it.

[โ€“] MangoCats@feddit.it 2 points 2 hours ago

Asymmetric power is where it's at.

It's no fun when both sides have full access to all the toys.