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.

  • 1984@lemmy.today
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    1 day ago

    Just think how safe the world would be if everyone was monitored 24 hours per day, for their safety of course.

    • bountygiver [any]@lemmy.ml
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      13 hours ago

      They sure should if they are using a killing machine.

      You know what doesn’t need monitoring like this? Bikes