#AI #traffic #surveillance #cameras designed in #Australia and also used in #Aotearoa / #NZ have been trialled in #Devon and #Cornwall #UK - they can detect #mobile #phone use, #seatbelt violations and its now claimed they can even detect #DUI (possibly through monitoring unusual driving such as not keeping constant speeds / straying out of correct lanes) on top of the usual #ANPR capabilities.. #cars #motoring #RoadSafety

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/drink-and-drug-driving-ai-cameras-trialled-over-festive-period-in-england/

@mensrea did a bit of research. Our ANPR Cams look different to the ones overseas. #MassSurveillance #ANPR #ALPR #Surveillance #SouthAfrica

The Open Source Project DeFlock Is Mapping License Plate Surveillance Cameras All Over the World

https://www.404media.co/the-open-source-project-deflock-is-mapping-license-plate-surveillance-cameras-all-over-the-world/

"Police have been given the legal clearance to continue tapping into private cameras more than 200,000 times a year for evidence."

#PhilPennington, 2024

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/531737/cctv-is-ubiquitous-police-cleared-to-tap-into-private-cameras

The surveillance-industrial complex, hard at work. If David Seymour cared about democracy he'd be fighting this, not fighting the Crown's grudging recognition of its obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

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‘The Home Office will deploy cameras with automatic number plate recognition ( #ANPR ) technology across Europe [in marked and unmarked police cars] to track down people smugglers facilitating small boat crossings.’ << What privacy guarantees has HO given for automated surveillance of other

Vehicle Cloning — Another Reason Not To Use Automated License Plate Readers - https://www.techdirt.com/2024/03/11/vehicle-cloning-another-reason-not-to-use-automated-license-plate-readers/ "you wouldn't download a car..." #anpr #police #ulez