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License Plate Readers Are Creating a US-Wide Database of More Than Just Cars (www.wired.com)

submitted 2 months ago by irreticent@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/27154690

From Trump campaign signs to Planned Parenthood bumper stickers, license plate readers around the US are creating searchable databases that reveal Americans’ political leanings and more.

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[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

A database of readily blackmailable people who are cheating on their spouses.

[–] irreticent@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Reminds me of the Ashley Madison leak.

[–] mystik@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Or simply passing by places that the politics of the week deem undesirable