hrbrmstr 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 🇨🇦🇧🇪 4 on Nostr: it's not "new". it's been around a decade-ish. the main difference, today, is that ...

it's not "new". it's been around a decade-ish. the main difference, today, is that the surveillance network is larger, processing is faster, more humans carry tech that can be remotely profiles, and the fascists are going to use it all to stay in power.

pls try and track me on my ebike on the backroads and backtrails of rural maine, tho.

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New surveillance tech links your phone to your license plate

Phone and Bluetooth signals could turn roadside cameras into far richer tracking tools.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/new-surveillance-tech-links-your-phone-to-your-license-plate/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social