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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What would be the concern?[/quote]

The same as with speed cameras. People want to speed and not get ticketed. Same here.[/quote]

But the article says they have helped find some abducted kids (and stolen cars).  That's a good thing, right?[/quote]

[b]Think of the children is scraping the bottom of the rhetorical barrel.[/b] [/quote]

? I don't understand what you mean. That was one of the reasons given in the article in support of these license plate readers.  Can you explain?[/quote]

[b]It's a false choice. If I don't support X, then I hate children. It's one of the weakest rhetorical arguments one can make. When all else fails, just shout "Think of the children." [/b]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_of_the_children[/quote]

nobody said you hate children. One good reason for these is they have helped find abducted children. And they have found stolen cars too. So you don't think that's the real reason the county wants to install them?  What's your theory?[/quote]

It's the implied choice. If I don't support plate readers, then I don't care about abducted children. Otherwise, I would support plate readers. It doesn't need to be explicitly said.

Whether I think FCPD has a valid reason to use plate readers, the system is easily abused. There is almost no regulation on private companies aggregating [b]"public" information [/b]and then making it available to any third party. The government can't collect this information, so they have third parties do it, like Palantir Technologies. [/quote]

so what information is it you want to hide - when you're traveling on the public roadways?[/quote]

I thought i was pretty clear about it. I am against aggregation by an unregulated third party. FCPD needs to clear about the purpose of the plate readers instead of just "fighting crime" in "high-crime" areas. What are the metrics for success? Why are particular areas being chosen for these plate readers? [/quote]

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