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She Got an Abortion. So A Texas Cop Used 83,000 Cameras to Track Her Down. (www.eff.org)
submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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In a chilling sign of how far law enforcement surveillance has encroached on personal liberties, 404 Media recently revealed that a sheriff’s office in Texas searched data from more than 83,000 automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras to track down a woman suspected of self-managing an abortion. The officer searched 6,809 different camera networks maintained by surveillance tech company Flock Safety, including states where abortion access is protected by law, such as Washington and Illinois. The search record listed the reason plainly: “had an abortion, search for female.”

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

What’s the end result though

[–] [email protected] 79 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The end result is that this poor woman didn’t have the privacy she deserved. It doesn’t matter if they don’t do anything else. This alone is a violation that would have anyone freaked the fuck out.

Edit: we all deserve privacy and these tech fucks are taking it away.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 3 weeks ago

The end result is that her civil rights were likely violated.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

I’ve seen this reported in a few different places and it does not appear to be mentioned.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

Nothing. The abortion was self-administered, the family became concerned for her wellbeing and went to the police, the police looked for their numberplate in the nationwide network.

You can read the original article linked in this one. They are vastly different.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Good question. Probably arrested her, but it didn't say.