This lawsuit might be a long shot, but it’s not completely a foregone conclusion at this point. The state of Illinois has tougher privacy laws than most states, which may factor into the judg…

This lawsuit might be a long shot, but it’s not completely a foregone conclusion at this point. The state of Illinois has tougher privacy laws than most states, which may factor into the judge’s decision. On the other hand, this lawsuit — filed by two Illinois residents with the assistance of the Liberty Justice Center — has been filed in federal court, where assumptions about expectations of privacy won’t necessarily be quite as affected by state law stipulations.

Case file: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24763737/alpr-4th.pdf

  • ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works
    5·
    12 days ago

    You can’t have both. If the photos get taken they will be stored, aggregated, processed, etc. There is no law that will be able to actually stop that from happening. The only way to prevent abuse of the system is to not build the system.