flatdanny

flatdanny t1_jefmai1 wrote

>Fourth, what will the state do with that data from speed cameras? We've already seen the abuses with automated license plate readers. See the article at EFF about those abuses.

This is often overlooked by the authoritarian crowd. They should be careful what they wish for. The first thing the state will do is sell the data to the private sector, if not specifically prohibited by law..

The first customers will be the insurance industry.

You raise excellent points.

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flatdanny t1_jeatkus wrote

Red-light cameras undermine rule of law

>Specifically, use of these cameras could violate the Sixth Amendment. The Confrontation Clause grants criminal defendants the right to be confronted with the witnesses against them. Since it is a camera and not a person that witnessed the offense, such violations generally cannot be considered a criminal offense. The ticket is issued to the owner of the vehicle, not to the person driving it, leaving a lack of certainty as to the identity of the offender.

> Therefore, the “ticket” in most places is nothing more than a civil fine, making enforcement and collection difficult. To date, governments have avoided this problem by requiring payment of the fine before motorists can renew their driver’s license or auto registration. Although there generally are appeals procedures, they typically do not give drivers a day in court. In other words, what happened to being innocent until proven guilty?

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flatdanny t1_jaxmg21 wrote

Reply to comment by Prudent-Ball2698 in CT number 1 in taxes? by dubauoo

Thats a tired old trope

Cant find anything new?

>Annie Lamont has more than 30 years of experience as a venture capitalist investing in transformative companies and entrepreneurs. In 2014, Annie, along with Patricia Kemp and Andrew Adams, launched Oak HC/FT, a venture capital firm that invests in early to growth stage tech-enabled companies shaping the future of healthcare information and financial services. Before founding Oak HC/FT, Annie was and remains a Managing Partner at Oak Investment Partners.

>Annie is known as a leading healthcare and fintech investor, appearing on the Forbes Midas List, Institutional Investor’s FinTech Finance 40 list, and the Top 100 Venture Capitalist rankings published by CB Insights and The New York Times. She was the first recipient of the National Venture Capital Association’s award for Excellence in Healthcare Innovation. Annie was also honored with Healthcare Private Equity Association’s 2017 Russell L. Carson Award for lifetime achievement in healthcare investing.

I thought republicans liked capitalists.

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flatdanny t1_j9ucd7k wrote

American Thinker provides cover and a platform for whacko extremists. Its a garbage disinformation site.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Thinker

>Faced with a lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems, Lifson acknowledged that the site had relied upon "discredited sources who have peddled debunked theories"

>...the site had in 2014 published a complimentary piece on white nationalist Jared Taylor and in 2015 asserted that rainbow-colored Doritos are a "gateway snack to introduce children to the joys of homosexuality

I will however, enjoy this thread.

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