An EFF analysis of millions of searches of Flock Safety automated license plate reader (ALPR) data by police has uncovered a troubling pattern: in the absence of a warrant requirement to search ALPR databases, law enforcement agencies have moved beyond specific investigations to use these surveillance networks for virtually any whim.
  • PierceTheBubble@lemmy.mlEnglish
    10·
    14 hours ago

    citing a warning given to parents that submitting a false statement of residency may be a felony.

    Couldn’t you send a letter to the address with a verification mechanism, instead of defaulting to inquiring mass-surveillance databases? And why are school districts investigating potential felonies to begin with, shouldn’t that be handled by law enforcement?

    This is the same as if I put a police officer on the side of the road with a pen and a notepad and he writes down every license plate number that drives by

    The concept of collecting personal data, for the slim chance of becoming relevant in the future, should not be acceptable to anyone. If license plates are not directly relevant to an investigation, the officer, camera, or whatever else, shouldn’t be logging it.

    • CoriolisSTORM88@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      12 hours ago

      It shouldn’t be a crime to send my child to a better school system than I can afford to live in.

      I live in a poor area of Alabama, I’d give almost anything to be able to pack my shit and get my children to a better school district.