grue@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoFlock license plate reader wrongly linked a San Diego man to a violent crimetimesofsandiego.comexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up1177arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: usa@midwest.socialhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1175arrow-down1external-linkFlock license plate reader wrongly linked a San Diego man to a violent crimetimesofsandiego.comgrue@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square10linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: usa@midwest.socialhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squaresulfidedisburseangledafternoontipper@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 month agoPolice are pretty universally careless. Any technology provided to them will be used carelessly. Because of this, ALPRs are defective by design, which is very much a technology problem.
minus-squareSanguine@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 month agoExactly. And a cop loves plausible deniability. “The software said this was the guy.”
Police are pretty universally careless. Any technology provided to them will be used carelessly. Because of this, ALPRs are defective by design, which is very much a technology problem.
Exactly. And a cop loves plausible deniability. “The software said this was the guy.”