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Re:I wrote to Flock's privacy contact to opt out of their do... by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @03:20PM (#47770146)
Right, but in this context the license plate number is still personal information, just of a different person.
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Re:I wrote to Flock's privacy contact to opt out of their do... by kube-system on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @03:26PM (#47770258)
The CCPA explictly says:

> “Personal information” does not include [...] Information that a business has a reasonable basis to believe is lawfully made available to the general public by the consumer

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Re:I wrote to Flock's privacy contact to opt out of their do... by tptacek on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @04:33PM (#47771114)
California has an entire statute regulating ALPR information, so we don't need to derive this axiomatically.
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Re:I wrote to Flock's privacy contact to opt out of their do... by kube-system on Wednesday April 15, 2026 @09:53AM (#47778981)
One generally has to follow all of the laws, so evaluating what the CCPA says here is relevant for evaluating CCPA compliance.
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Re:I wrote to Flock's privacy contact to opt out of their do... by uoaei on Thursday April 16, 2026 @02:05AM (#47789251)
Yes, all the laws, including the ond GP is referring to.
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Re:I wrote to Flock's privacy contact to opt out of their do... by uoaei on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @03:21PM (#47770154)
Then the key aspect of our discussion is the "identifiable" part, which you've left out.
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Re:I wrote to Flock's privacy contact to opt out of their do... by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @03:23PM (#47770197)
Are you now saying that one cannot possibly "identify" the "person" who owns a vehicle, solely with the "information" on a license plate?
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Re:I wrote to Flock's privacy contact to opt out of their do... by ndsipa_pomu on Wednesday April 15, 2026 @10:32AM (#47779563)
You may be confused, but the owner of a vehicle is not necessarily the same as the driver of a vehicle. Recording a vehicle's license plate does not necessarily identify the driver unless they also happen to be the owner. (c.f. vehicle hiring companies)
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