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by fengazer 2305 days ago
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/they-work-government-stands-by-ne...

"Thompson added that the technology on the new plates has already been adopted by provinces like Saskatchewan and Manitoba and can be read by Highway 407’s automated toll cameras."

If this assertion is true, bulk surveillance is not impaired; only the ability of individual humans to identify the vehicle.

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This is the most interesting thing in this entire thread - it means we effectively have QR codes as license plates.