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Re:Australia uses new technology to catch drivers on phones by FlagsAreFun on Monday September 23, 2019 @09:22PM (#21055543)
This is simply not true. You can report any incidents via Crime Stoppers here: https://www.crimestoppers.com.au/give-information#block-view.... Each jurisdiction's specific reporting forms are different, but you can usually upload small files as attachments.

If you do want the footage to be useful though, you'll have to be willing to put enough personal information in so the police can use you as a witness in court. Your witness account is the primary evidence and the footage the supporting evidence.

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Re:Australia uses new technology to catch drivers on phones by Phillipharryt on Monday September 23, 2019 @09:56PM (#21055740)
Yeah so if I want to give up a lot of personal information, then give up my time appearing in court, and have the guilty party know who I am, then yes, there is a way to report it. But if I don't want that massive impact on my life just to share my clear video and photo evidence, then I can't do anything. But you can report littering easily. No reason I shouldn't be able to do the same for people on their phone. They've made it prohibitively difficult to share my evidence, so I think I'm fine saying there's no way for me to just turn in my footage.
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Re:Australia uses new technology to catch drivers on phones by hnick on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @03:57AM (#21057593)
That seems strange to me. Based on that logic, security camera footage (which has no witness at the time) couldn't be used to solve a crime. But surely it is?
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