Cape Coral, Florida is looking at a proposal to strap AI-powered cameras onto its garbage trucks. As the trucks roll their normal routes, the cameras would scan yards and house fronts for code violati...

This is getting out of hand.

  • kungen@feddit.nuEnglish
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    1 month ago

    time your transit from point A to point B, calculate your minimum average speed to make the trip in that time, and mail you a citation when you’re over the posted speed limit?

    Norway does this.

        • MangoCats@feddit.itEnglish
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          1 month ago

          If it’s clearly posted, that’s fine - and appropriate in certain mountain pass situations.

          If it’s a surprise when the fine arrives in the mail, that’s pure unadulterated evil.

            • MangoCats@feddit.itEnglish
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              1 month ago

              Pop up fines - impediment to free travel - arbitrary tax collection. I mean, if you want to go back to Roman times where any government officials you happen to meet can just grab you by the shoulder and “collect taxes for the emperor” because you happen to be within reach - you can call that “not evil” if you like. I call it regression of civilization.