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Re:Honolulu fines pedestrians for viewing phone while crossi... by dogruck on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @02:38PM (#15552865)
It's one thing to have street cameras that are used to investigate serious crimes, or to help direct first responders.

It's another to regularly use that camera footage for petty crimes like j-walking or cell-phone-walking.

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Re:Honolulu fines pedestrians for viewing phone while crossi... by emodendroket on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @02:42PM (#15552908)
But we don't really just have "street cameras that are used to investigate serious crimes." We have police driving around taking photos of everyone's license plates, allowing them to keep track of where everybody goes; sophisticated facial recognitions; etc.
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