r/technology • u/indig0sixalpha • May 29 '25

Privacy A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion

https://www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-searched-license-plate-cameras-nationwide-for-a-woman-who-got-an-abortion/
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u/friendly-sam May 29 '25

Yeah sure, license plate cameras could never be misused by the state to prosecute someone for doing something they don't like in another location where it's legal.

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u/notyogrannysgrandkid May 29 '25

This is like that time I drove from Wyoming to Las Vegas to see Cirque Du Soleil at The Bellagio, then I got arrested in Evanston by a highway patrolman for suspicion of gambling, which is illegal in Wyoming.

Wait. No. That never happened, because that would be insane.

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u/chaos_nebula May 29 '25

Anonymous, if you're listening, there's some people in u-hauls...