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Comment by boston_clone

19 days ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes#Domestic_espionage_s...

About as "legal" as the domestic spying workaround from Five Eyes.

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tonymet  19 days ago

nearly every US law enforcement agency does plate reading . you're not going to get very far with that argument

  • boston_clone  19 days ago

    so stuff like this?

    https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/she-got-abortion-so-te...

    legality is not a strong argument for morality. still, we have constitutional protections against things like warrantless search and seizure, which many would argue that these activities violate.

    edited to add - you said, "Judgements [sic] come from judges, not journalists". however, this reporting - like other good investigative journalism - could lead to a suit from EFF or ACLU to stop this from happening.

    See also: "California Department of Justice Declares Out-of-State Sharing of License Plate Data Unlawful" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/10/victory-california-dep...

    • tonymet  19 days ago

      i feel like we are off topic here. The topic was whether Oakland was violating the law.

      I encourage people to engage with their reps to make sure the laws are fair.

      I can't debate with the morality. I'm personally in favor of civil liberties but I don't have much authority here.

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