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Louisiana Governor Vetoes License Plate Reader Bill, Citing Privacy Concerns.

posted by janrinok on Sunday June 21 2015, @04:24PM   
from the back-to-eating-donuts dept.

AnonTechie writes:

In a rare move against the advance of license plate readers, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R) has vetoed a plan to acquire the scanners in the Bayou State. It had previously passed both houses of the Louisiana legislature overwhelmingly.

Many law enforcement agencies nationwide use these specialized cameras to scan cars and compare them at incredible speeds to a "hot list" of stolen or wanted vehicles. In some cases, that data is kept for weeks, months, or even years.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/06/louisiana-governor-vetoes-license-plate-reader-bill-citing-privacy-concerns/

[Related]: Governor's Statement

Senate Bill No. 250

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• Re:This is the 0.01 concentration version of Re:This is the 0.01 concentration version of (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 21 2015, @05:57PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 21 2015, @05:57PM (#199139)

  In practice all this surveillance info could be used to blackmail leaders (if it's not already being used to do so).

  How many of your leaders are squeaky clean (if they were would they even managed to get to their positions?).

  If the spies can spy on everyone they can spy on your leaders and thus blackmail them. Then who is controlling who?

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• Re:This is the 0.01 concentration version of Re:This is the 0.01 concentration version of (Score: 2) by That_Dude on Sunday June 21 2015, @08:02PM

  by That_Dude (2503) on Sunday June 21 2015, @08:02PM (#199182)

  If this is so, then couldn't the targets thus manipulate their watchers?

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  • Re:This is the 0.01 concentration version of Re:This is the 0.01 concentration version of (Score: 3, Insightful) by khallow on Sunday June 21 2015, @08:48PM

    by khallow (3766) on Sunday June 21 2015, @08:48PM (#199197) Journal

    If this is so, then couldn't the targets thus manipulate their watchers?

    Who will they be sleeper agents for? Developing a false life for decades in order to fool a security apparatus isn't something conducive to spontaneous democratic rebellions.

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    • Re:This is the 0.01 concentration version of Re:This is the 0.01 concentration version of (Score: 2) by That_Dude on Sunday June 21 2015, @10:47PM

      by That_Dude (2503) on Sunday June 21 2015, @10:47PM (#199219)

      Ever played Three-Card Monte?

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      • Re:This is the 0.01 concentration version of (Score: 1) by khallow on Monday June 22 2015, @12:14AM

        by khallow (3766) on Monday June 22 2015, @12:14AM (#199226) Journal

        Ever played Three-Card Monte?

        No, I'm not that much of a sucker. The problem here too is that the supposed mark can change the rules on a whim.

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