The problem, of course, is all the thousands of vehicles caught up in the scans that didn't violate any traffic laws. What happens with that data? Why should my privacy be compromised for the chance of someone committing a minor traffic infraction?
Hell, let's just police everyone's hard drives just in case, you know? Isn't catching pedophiles a good thing, after all?
If a school bus with cameras films you on your private land then trespass it away and get a court order to destroy records. On a public street, however, you don't have privacy, anybody can film you.
When filming becomes tracking someones every move it's called stalking, and it's considered abhorrent and often times illegal. AI monitoring of cameras was previously touted as new effortless 'tracking' so people aren't willing to give the benefit of the doubt anymore.
If you believe the school bus is stalking you - press charges. IANAL but I believe you will be missing necessary elements such as it should target you specifically but try your luck, I guess.
They very well might be using the data in nefarious ways beyond just detecting people who blow through a bus stop sign, and I support legislation restricting that.
But when you’re driving a deadly vehicle on public roads, you don’t have a legal right to privacy that’s the same as if you were on private property.
I trust zero cameras in a world where Flock exists. Seeing me in a camera in a public place? Not a violation of my privacy. Using cameras to track my movements? Absolutely a violation of my privacy.
I don't own a car, but I still walk on the sidewalks, and these cameras can still see my face. Or do I also need to accept the reduced privacy imposed on motorists when I step outside my front door facing a road?
Hell, let's just police everyone's hard drives just in case, you know? Isn't catching pedophiles a good thing, after all?