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downrightmikeyesterday at 11:46 PM1 replyview on HN

The government may not purchase services for acts it is not allowed to do itself: Pinkerton Act.


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Manuel_Dtoday at 12:47 AM

But the government is allowed to track people's license plates. There's nothing against the law for a police officer to stand at an intersection writing down all passing car's license plates with a pen and paper. Flock is the same thing, just much more cost efficient.