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May
2022
05
May
2022
Big Brother
Intelligently Assisted
The "technology" -- as these things are styled -- was introduced, predictably, as a gentle reminder; you're driving faster than whatever the posted limits says you may. Perhaps you weren't paying attention. You are doing 60 in a 55 and so susceptible to being "pulled over" -- that is, forced to stop by the threat of murderous violence if you do not -- and then issued a "ticket," the insipid-sounding euphemism given to the extortion-demand note handed to you by the armed government worker (AGW) who "pulled you over."
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03
May
2022
Red Light Cameras
New Suits Target N.C. Law Permitting Red-Light Cameras in Greenville, Wilmington
Two recent lawsuits challenge the state law that allowed Greenville and Wilmington to set up red-light camera enforcement programs. If successful, the suits would block any N.C. city from operating red-light cameras under that law.
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02
May
2022
Surveillance
Not Only From a to B, Cars Are Data Collection Machines
According to McKinsey, cars generate approximately 25 gigabytes of data per hour. As automobile technology advances, from electric cars to autonomous vehicles, the data that cars generate presents a multibillion dollar opportunity.
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01
May
2022
01
May
2022
Red Light Cameras
Red-Light Camera Merry-Go-Round in North Carolina
Red-light cameras have once again been declared unconstitutional in North Carolina. No one is surprised because this is the second time RLCs have been declared in violation of state law. Policing for profit, even if it is allegedly designed to benefit the school systems, always has a stench about it.
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01
May
2022
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2022