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Re:License-Plate Readers Let Police Collect Millions of Reco... by buro9 on Saturday June 29, 2013 @12:50PM (#5962951)
> Given enough mobile and fixed ALPR cameras the end result would be the same as having a GPS tracking device on everyone's car. I don't see why citizens should subject themselves to that long term data collection.

The common argument for privacy in relation to democracy, is that:

If being associated to a political group will be counted against you and the data from such a system could be used to prove your attendance or affiliation to such a group...

...then you are unable to freely express your political beliefs as a consequence of being tracked.

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Re:License-Plate Readers Let Police Collect Millions of Reco... by mikegagnon on Saturday June 29, 2013 @04:21PM (#5963637)
Exactly.

Too often I hear people say "I don't mind personally." But it does affect everyone, since it chills political speech which hurts democracy.

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Re:License-Plate Readers Let Police Collect Millions of Reco... by saraid216 on Saturday June 29, 2013 @08:35PM (#5964245)
> If being associated to a political group will be counted against you

It bothers me that this can happen.

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