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Drug Enforcement Administration agent used Illinois cop’s Flock license plate reader password for immigration enforcement searches (unraveledpress.com)
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[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au -1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

But you’re saying, like, sure it’s dystopian and creepy and wrong, but why wouldn’t the creepy dystopia use the tech for all cases then rather than just some?

I'm also saying it's not really any more creepy or dystopian than say ..... speed cameras. They're there to catch people that break the law. If these cameras are already used to catch people breaking some laws, the logic of "well they should only be allowed to catch people who break these specific laws, but not these other laws" doesn't make any sense.

If you know the license plate of a car of a wanted murderer, and the FLOCK camera system recognises that number plate, why on earth would anyone be against the FLOCK camera system arbitrarily not being allowed to be used to catch that murderer? Like what is the reasoning behind that train of thought?