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Isn't it a bit disingenuous to refer to them as merely license plate readers?

They're not, according to "Authorities".

Authorities believe the at-large criminals snuck up behind the cameras with spray foam canisters and sprayed the lenses before the cameras had a chance to ID them.

https://www.facebook.com/100064614555569/posts/1467922555371...

Cop-issued spousal trackers. 50 cases and counting.

50 known cases.

edit: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/08/19/we-foun...

At least 69 police officials have been accused, charged with or convicted of misusing Flock’s system or other license-plate readers for unauthorized purposes, The Post has found, and in at least 15 of these cases, someone outside of the police department — including victims, activists and journalists — first identified the potential misuse.
Records and interviews show that departments across the country do not regularly audit their officers’ Flock use, a practice recommended by the company, and some law enforcement agencies have no formal training programs or written policies describing how the technology should be used.

Exactly. One cop used it to track his almost 800 times in a few months.

While citing bogus reasons that were actual crimes.

Isnt it a bit disingenuous to imply that license plate readers aren't infringing enough to be a problem?

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