USPS To Put Cameras in Trucks That Scan Roads for ‘Community Safety’

16 days ago by empireOfLove2 to c/privacy

USPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more.

THE PANOPTICON GROWS

chicken 14 points 16 days ago

The cameras don’t run automatic license plate reader (ALPR) software, though.

This seems totally meaningless if they are collecting the data, they can run whatever software they want on it whenever they get around to it.

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empireOfLove2 8 points 15 days ago

Correct. Just like the Flock cameras that "do not identify individual people" but actually do contain the software and stash the raw images for processing faces and identifying features.

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FurryMemesAccount 8 points 15 days ago

What wonderful use of taxpayer money...

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Tollana1234567 6 points 16 days ago

the same thing they tried to do with garbage trucks. they want info on potential POCs, low income people, and political activist against the gop.

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empireOfLove2 3 points 15 days ago

What do you mean "tried"? Cities are implementing that unilaterally. It is already here.

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wesker 5 points 16 days ago

People who have consistently downvoted my comments critical of the USPS doxing you at every turn, and allowing businesses to cheaply spam you:

your move

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