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.

  • Zombie-Mantis@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    I have come to the conclusion that nobody read my post before downvoting. Do you people think I’m pro car? Do you think I’m pro-surveillance? I said she shouldn’t be driving, I said I hate the surveillance state, what’s wrong with you people? Why are you arguing against those positions that I didon’t not advocate for, which I attacked myself? It’s genuinely distressing, I’m reading over and over my words and trying to figure out if I misspelled something, but no, I think not a single person read it, it’s incredible.