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A woman drives with both hands on the wheel. Her phone sits face-down on her lap. No officer pulls her over. No lights flash. Weeks later, a $1,251 ticket arrives in the mail. The evidence: a single frame from a Camera surveillance app. The charge: phone use while driving.

Automated camera companies market their devices as automated license plate readers — tools for catching stolen cars, flagging warrants, and aiding serious investigations.

Sold as a Crime Tool. Used as a Fine Machine.

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[-] trackball_fetish@lemmy.wtf 24 points 3 days ago

Remember kids, blackout or reflective tint and anti alpr film for ya plates are your friends.

[-] teolan@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

Or... you don't need a plate on a bicycle.

[-] trackball_fetish@lemmy.wtf 2 points 3 days ago

Agreed, which I wish I could but this place is the antithesis of anything in proximity. Maybe e bike but it'd have to be stealth because they'll stop you on that shit too.

[-] creamfresh@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

Maybe don’t be a dick in traffic?

[-] 5too@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Doesn't seem to matter. This lady got a massive ticket without any evidence of anybody being bothered by her

[-] BrickEater@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Got any recs for anti alpr film?

[-] Nikelui@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

What about IR LED strips to flood the cameras with light?

[-] rumba@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 days ago

Many youtubers have tried, It's not reliable, doesn't work in the day and newer cameras even in night vision are getting hard to swap.

The tint/reflective stuff has a decent chance of getting you an inspection ticket, most states don't allow LP covers.

My best plan would be and LCD infused glass plate that you could blurr out with a button press like those electronic privacy windows. Thing is, even that's illegal.

this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2026
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