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by rhacker 2512 days ago
If that data can lead to suspects that's a start. Then you have 4 suspects to put a subpoena to google for tracking data. Go from there.
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Great! So now the police can go through my personal information because I happen to look slightly like a criminal from a certain angle.
and you don't come to the attention of the police by being innocent so it's safe to assume you're guilty and watch the evidence appear. And this is why the advice is to say nothing whatsoever to police. Don't help them get the falsehoods out of their case anywhere but in front of a judge in a court. And the police may not be bad people or involved in organised crime.

All this tech makes a turnkey police state right there waiting. Who is going to turn that key before we dismantle it? Think of the children.

How would it be any different than if they showed a witness your mug shot and the witness said "yup, that's him!".
Automation and scale
Does that apply in general?

In the past, if a license plate was noted, you’d have to manually go through records. Now through automation and scale it’s instant. Should that be prohibited too?

I'm not exactly happy about mass LPR, either.