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Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are AI-powered cameras that capture and analyze images of all passing vehicles, storing details like your car’s location, date, and time. They also capture your car’s make, model, color, and identifying features such as dents, roof racks, and bumper stickers, often turning these into searchable data points. These cameras collect data on millions of vehicles—regardless of whether the driver is suspected of a crime. While these systems can be useful for tracking stolen cars or wanted individuals, they are mostly used to track the movements of innocent people.

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To protect immigrant students, a Chicago-area college told Flock to remove its cameras. The company refused. (chicago.suntimes.com)

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Elgin Community College resorted to covering the surveillance cameras with trash bags and zip ties. Public records show that federal immigration authorities have accessed Flock data at other Illinois colleges.

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[–] CedricWhaley@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 days ago (1 child)

It's certainly not ideal, but this isn't someone sitting on a bench or walking through or even wasting time in the student union.

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 point 2 days ago

true. the vehicle and lader and such would likely be obivous. the contract though might give them the right to maintain the cameras.

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