Comment on Hackers Can Jailbreak Digital License Plates to Make Others Pay Their Tolls and Tickets

• shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  No, but the proliferation of automated license plate readers and location tracking through them is definitely surveillance. And therefore, if changing your license plate number trivially can make that damn near impossible, I’m all for it.

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  • mean_bean279@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    They do the same for my guns too. Completely agree. It should be easier to buy guns without any tracking and we should file off the serial numbers. /s

    You’re driving a car. It’s a giant rolling machine that people need to identify. It’s not a right. My car makes 600hp and launches like crazy, and hits 180. Should I also cover my license plate numbers so I can drive everywhere going 180? I mean, I don’t care, but I’m sure others do. Also, I LOVE going fast…

    Be angry about that on your phone, in your adverts, and in other areas. Things that have capacity to kill people should be heavily monitored and cared for.

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    • wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      While I don’t disagree, whether or not something should be tracked has jack all to do with whether or not tracking it is surveillance.

      Also, maybe don’t just jump to the conclusion that someone is championing being a raging shithead.

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      • mean_bean279@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        They’re either intelligent enough to recognize that somethings are tracked for a reason, or they’re dumb enough to believe that people should be trusted to make intelligent decisions while driving on roads we all pay for. The same as with guns and cars. Both are deadly and so are somewhat comparable in this situation.

        Also, they were absolutely championing the idea of being a shithead since they advocated for running red lights but having a license that is a police officers. You’re still guilty of the act.

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    • shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You’re right, we should actually file our serial numbers off of our guns, and we should also 3D print them so that they have no serial numbers to begin with.

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