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		closewith 73 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Detection of hidden cellular GPS vehicle trackers Private ANPR in public spaces is unlawful in the entire EU. The US needs to get a GDPR equivalent to protect basic human rights from corporate surveillance.

manarth 73 days ago [–]

For a given definition of "public".

Driving into a supermarket carpark? Most will have time-limits controlled by private ANPR cameras.

closewith 73 days ago | [–]

True, but they can't track vehicles on public roads, and they cannot store or persist the number plates for any other reason then access control.

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