In the UK as a cyclist you may see odd little boxes appearing on posts around and about.
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In the UK as a cyclist you may see odd little boxes appearing on posts around and about.
As a driver you are of course too focused on driving safely to see these paperback sized boxes about 2m off the ground. They’re designed to be unobtrusive and insignificant.
I have seen them pop up all over the place, unremarked, invasive, nothing announced about who owns them, where the data is held, who has access to it and so on.
These are speed cameras. Ostensibly for use by community speed watch groups but yours for £800 quid and you need no prior permissions to use them on private land, just highways approval for public roads. The data is accessible via a web portal and can be shared with community members.
They log your number plate and the time. Apparently they’re only going to record someone who breaks the speed limit, but you can set that limit via the interface. Think of the alternative uses of a device that can monitor number plates.
And of course the data will be provided to the police on request I’m sure.
The surveillance state grows quietly and at the behest of those who think they’re doing the right thing. Ring doorbell cameras, CCTV, and now these.
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