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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 ...

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 1 points 6 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