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Why they need all those data centers
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Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are AI-powered cameras that capture and analyze images of all passing vehicles, storing details like your car’s location, date, and time. They also capture your car’s make, model, color, and identifying features such as dents, roof racks, and bumper stickers, often turning these into searchable data points. These cameras collect data on millions of vehicles—regardless of whether the driver is suspected of a crime. While these systems can be useful for tracking stolen cars or wanted individuals, they are mostly used to track the movements of innocent people.
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Indeed, China does all those good things, plus the surveillance state on top. In Shenzen for example there is apparently hardly a public space left in the city not covered by face detection and people tracking cameras.
I'm not sure if you caught it but that was sarcasm as that's exactly what the us is doing with these cameras but wrapped in the red scare blanket of communism.