Toyota, Progressive Insurance, and a data analytics firm are now being accused of collecting detailed personal driving information without proper consent

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      4 hours ago

      😆 they haven’t in years. I think when maps let us report police locations they all stopped policing traffic

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      I’ve always been a fan of the idea that you don’t need armed police to do traffic enforcement, you could get this done with another group of unarmed local officials of some sort with cameras, like meter maids but mobile. Headlights too bright, muffler too loud or missing, speeding, etc could be gathered and enforced much more rapidly. All the fines etc. are mailed out, no dangerous human-human or dangerous roadside interactions required. Would increase the amount and effectiveness as well. It would also free up police to do what they are (in theory, in an ideal world) supposed to be doing which is solving crimes.

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        Yeah, that could work. Just keep corporations out of it. They’ve proven they can’t be responsible for traffic enforcement (or anything else where the goal is making things better for people) because their main concern will always be profit. They may sound reasonable at first but once they get their foot in the door they will be constantly tightening the screws. Just look at what’s happened with red light cameras.

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          Yes, you must keep it as government officials, members of the public etc. and not let it turn into a revenue generator even then. The focus should be on enforcement with the end goal of safer public spaces.