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baby_souffleyesterday at 10:48 PM9 repliesview on HN

You can't realistically ban cameras and character recognition software.


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wlyesterday at 11:33 PM

It’d be hard to keep individuals from doing this. But individuals aren’t running networks of cameras. Companies are. Those companies probably couldn’t fly under the radar selling LPR data if the practice was banned.

saguntumtoday at 3:27 AM

You can ban the commercialization and mass scaling of the technology. Just because you can't prevent something at a small scale doesn't mean you can't prevent corporations and government agencies from doing it without exposing themselves to unacceptable legal risk.

pkaedingtoday at 12:23 AM

NH banned ALPRs, with some narrow exceptions.

https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXI/261/261-75-b.htm

analog31today at 12:19 AM

You can ban possession of the data if you attach statutory damages per infraction.

MaKeyyesterday at 11:50 PM

You can make it illegal to use private cameras for surveillance of public spaces. In Europe this is already the case.

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pictureofabearyesterday at 11:38 PM

You can ban what’s done with the software/hardware, just as we ban assault with a deadly weapon.

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tintortoday at 12:33 AM

You can ban mass surveillance.

pigeonsyesterday at 11:56 PM

You can ban certain ways of using them, and enforce it and serve punishment for violation.

ipaddrtoday at 12:05 AM

You can ban pictures with certain content.

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