From Trump campaign signs to Planned Parenthood bumper stickers, license plate readers around the US are creating searchable databases that reveal Americans’ political leanings and more.

cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/27154690

From Trump campaign signs to Planned Parenthood bumper stickers, license plate readers around the US are creating searchable databases that reveal Americans’ political leanings and more.

  • DaddleDew@lemmy.world
    1218·
    1 month ago

    In my experience those who put their political opinions on their car are morons anyway

    • 42Firehawk@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      13·
      1 month ago

      These cameras are now recording lawn signs as well now, which tends to be a bit more of a broad array of intelligence.

      • mox@lemmy.sdf.orgOP
        18·
        1 month ago

        They are also recording people, along with precise location and time. This is mass surveillance, and it reaches beyond bumper stickers.

        • girlfreddy
          1·
          1 month ago

          Every day America shows me one more reason I never want to visit it again.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        11·
        1 month ago

        Yeah, well if Dimitri Martin doesn’t want to hang out with a guy with an MST3K silhouette sticker and an HHGTTG green guy on his car, he’s missing out because I could introduce him to a lot of cool stuff.