ALPR Mission Creep: School Residency, Background Checks, and Noise Complaints

hn_acker 14 points 2 comments May 26, 2026
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hn_acker

The original title is: > More License Plate Reader Mission Creep: School Residency Verification, Background Checks, and Noise Complaints

musicale

I dislike loud cars and motorcycles, but ALPR should be limited severely. Driving a car shouldn't automatically subject you to dragnet surveillance. Meanwhile emergency vehicle sirens are loud, obnoxious, and (in many cities) constant, with minimal benefit: > The use of emergency vehicles’ lights and siren does not save clinically significant amounts of time, and it is associated with an increase in ambulance crashes. https://www.usfa.fema.gov/blog/new-guidance-on-emergency-med...

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