Y\u2019all know self-driving rideshares are rolling surveillance machines, right?<\/p>
You think they\u2019re not going to operate license plate\/facial recognition readers on these rolling camera outfits? There\u2019s money to be made selling video footage and search access into this data to \u201claw enforcement\u201d. Selling #surveillance<\/a> is how these things will continue to make money even without passengers inside.<\/p> If they haven\u2019t monetized this access already, they will. There is zero reason to expect that they won\u2019t. Because money. Because it happens every time.<\/p> Will we regulate this? Will we prevent abuses? Or will we let it roll out like we let every other privately-owned surveillance tech roll out until the public lashes back?<\/p> #cars<\/a> #robotaxi<\/a> <\/p> Article from 2022: https:\/\/sfist.com\/2022\/05\/12\/report-sfpd-already-using-surveillance-video-from-self-driving-cars\/<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-29:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/sfba.social\/users\/drahardja\/statuses\/116751154471547441","object":{"id":"https:\/\/sfba.social\/users\/drahardja\/statuses\/116751154471547441","objectType":"note","content":" Y\u2019all know self-driving rideshares are rolling surveillance machines, right?<\/p> You think they\u2019re not going to operate license plate\/facial recognition readers on these rolling camera outfits? There\u2019s money to be made selling video footage and search access into this data to \u201claw enforcement\u201d. Selling #surveillance<\/a> is how these things will continue to make money even without passengers inside.<\/p> If they haven\u2019t monetized this access already, they will. There is zero reason to expect that they won\u2019t. Because money. Because it happens every time.<\/p> Will we regulate this? Will we prevent abuses? Or will we let it roll out like we let every other privately-owned surveillance tech roll out until the public lashes back?<\/p>