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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Clear invasion of privacy[/b].[/quote]

Really, we have a right to the privacy of our license plate number?  I don't think so.  Of course, I'm not a constitutional lawyer, but I'm fairly certain you don't. [/quote]

Having a log file mapping your daily movements creates a potential source of serious abuse. That kind of information is very powerful and should not be left open to abuse by loosely regulated and secretive groups of people.[/quote]

DP here. Who are the loosely regulated and secretive people? I’m wondering how you think this information could be used.[/quote]

FlockSafety, a private third party, will provide the cameras and systems. Very little regulation exists about the collection of these types of data by non-governmental agencies.

Wikipedia is a terrible source, but it's a starting point. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flock_Safety FlockSafety claims to have installations in 1500 cities. That's a reasonably large surveillance network. So what is their retention policy for the collected data? To whom do they sell the data? They claim the customer owns all the data, which expires after 30 days. Of course, Facebook has made similar claims about protecting data. FlockSafety can't ignore a valid warrant for specific information from any federal or local agencies.

FCPD plans to install the plate readers in high-crime areas. That's "broken window" policing which hasn't gone over very well in the past or present. DC is still struggling to explain why the speed cameras appear to be concentrated in lower-income, i.e., minority, neighborhoods. [b]Can FCPD explain why they suspect that more felons are driving around in high-crime neighborhoods [/b]without examining the actual crimes causing the high-crime rate? Does excessive graffiti count as high-crime? High crime areas are a dubious metric given the undefined nature of the specific types of crime being targeted. 
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lol[/quote]

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