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Re:Google’s Nest will provide data to police without a warrant by lotsofpulp on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @12:11PM (#32252322)
This is much easier (and already accomplished) by the government installing license plate readers.
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Re:Google’s Nest will provide data to police without a warrant by TuringNYC on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @12:25PM (#32252532)
It is even easier by the government using EZPass and electronic toll readers. No optics or OCR required.
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Re:Google’s Nest will provide data to police without a warrant by bushbaba on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @12:30PM (#32252599)
I'm kind of amazed the government doesn't embed a RAIN RFID sticker in renewal tags. They can be read ~30ft away and cost just a few cents per.
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Re:Google’s Nest will provide data to police without a warrant by kloch on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @02:13PM (#32254258)
Oh that's definitely on their mind:

https://stevenmcollins.com/auto-license-plaste-to-have-rfidt...

https://www.nbc12.com/story/20500107/virginia-lawmakers-want...

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Re:Google’s Nest will provide data to police without a warrant by jollyllama on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @02:06PM (#32254137)
Which is why I will never have one.
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Re:Google’s Nest will provide data to police without a warrant by kube-system on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @12:30PM (#32252600)
license plates have a bit more adoption, though.
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Re:Google’s Nest will provide data to police without a warrant by TuringNYC on Friday July 29, 2022 @11:15PM (#32283979)
Here in the north east metro areas, the toll plazas are everywhere and cash lanes are scant and backed-up. It is almost impossible to be without an electronic tag. Between my home in Princeton NJ and my office in Manhattan, there are probably 3 or 4 toll collections in each direction, depending on the route.

NYC was trying to do congestion pricing, in which case it would be pervasive.

It is still possible to avoid, but difficult.

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Re:Google’s Nest will provide data to police without a warrant by Karunamon on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @12:15PM (#32252378)
Who needs the hassle and appropriations process when you can just send a friendly email to the country's biggest data broker and they'll give you whatever you want?
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