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Re:Using FOIA Data and Unix to halve major source of parking... by cabaalis on Monday August 13, 2018 @08:42PM (#17754770)
Maybe. But I think the benefit to society of publicly knowing violations outweighs this potential abuse. Also, it would be a problem to allow government to secretly prosecute, even for very minor offenses.
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Re:Using FOIA Data and Unix to halve major source of parking... by macintux on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @09:27AM (#17757657)
I'm very skeptical about drawing a line from "not sharing license plate numbers tied to address of offense when it comes to traffic fines" to "secretly prosecute".
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