If you live in the United States, it’s very likely that a private startup has been logging and sharing your vehicle’s location without your consent. In this …

  • @[email protected]
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    423 days ago

    In some states an obscured/unreadable license plate is all a cop needs to pull you over…

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      523 days ago

      There are covers that mess up photography but still work for viewing normally with your eyes.

      • Pup Biru
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        423 days ago

        and they’re probably highly illegal pretty much everywhere because they stop speed and red light cameras working and that’s exactly their marketed purposes

          • Pup Biru
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            122 days ago

            for the tricks that mess up AI, yes

            but i believe this comment was talking about things like IR blocking covers and such

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              122 days ago

              Surely stoplight cameras take visible light pictures and only use IR for automated plate reading.

              • Pup Biru
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                122 days ago

                there are lots of different covers for license plates which block photography only, and allow humans to see the plate. i’m not sure how all of them work