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   Rebecca Watson (rebeccawatson@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 27-Nov-2025 02:01:49 JST Rebecca Watson

   Automatic license plate readers may seem like a good idea until you hear about the ways they enable cops to abuse women, all while not actually making you any safer https://skepchick.org/2025/11/the-police-state-gets-flocked/

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Thursday, 27-Nov-2025 12:39:16 JST Miakoda

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     @bedast @rebeccawatson @alice I need my hands on one, so I can test ways to defeat them

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     BedastGPT (bedast@beige.party)'s status on Thursday, 27-Nov-2025 12:39:17 JST BedastGPT

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     @rebeccawatson I think my favorite argument I've heard for why these are needed is something along the lines of "criminals in stolen cars have no right to privacy."

     It may sound weird to favorite this.

     It shows their mindset. They believe everyone is a criminal. Guilty until proven innocent.

     Because these don't just track criminals. They track everyone.

     @alice

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Friday, 28-Nov-2025 09:43:53 JST Miakoda

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     @fencepost @bedast @rebeccawatson @alice I have some ideas... but I need a device to test with

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     Alan Miller :verified_paw: 🇺🇦 (fencepost@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 28-Nov-2025 09:43:54 JST Alan Miller :verified_paw: 🇺🇦

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     @hellomiakoda @bedast @rebeccawatson @alice if by defeat you mean keeping them from reading plates that'll difficult. In the past 'defeat devices' like reflective covers or coatings (for flashes) have been available vs red light cameras, but LPRs don't use a flash just ambient light. License plate covers and coatings are also pretty widely banned and can get a warning or ticket (and it's not like they're hidden to avoid notice) - they may even provide a pretext to stop even without other violations.