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by brerlapn 3666 days ago
Right, the legislator is referring to civil asset forfeiture, which is what the devices in the OP's article does too--just now they will steal money from your bank account if you happen to have your debit card with you instead of just being able to steal the cash you have in the car.
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not bank accounts, not debit cards. I'm sure the police would like to plunder that too, but that's not what this technology does.