Re:Ontario's new license plates have a problem: you can't re...
by sneak on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @11:14AM
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Speaking of Orwell, easily readable license plates make ALPR and bulk government location/travel surveillance more effective.
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Re:Ontario's new license plates have a problem: you can't re...
by fengazer on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @11:36AM
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https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/they-work-government-stands-by-ne...
"Thompson added that the technology on the new plates has already been adopted by provinces like Saskatchewan and Manitoba and can be read by Highway 407’s automated toll cameras."
If this assertion is true, bulk surveillance is not impaired; only the ability of individual humans to identify the vehicle.
Re:Ontario's new license plates have a problem: you can't re...
by 29083011397778 on Thursday February 20, 2020 @12:48AM
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This is the most interesting thing in this entire thread - it means we effectively have QR codes as license plates.