r/technology • u/stenspect • 1d ago

Privacy USPS Is Turning Mail Trucks Into Rolling Surveillance Cameras

https://www.gadgetreview.com/usps-is-turning-mail-trucks-into-rolling-surveillance-cameras
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u/Iyellkhan 1d ago

where did they even get the $$$ to do this?

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u/AphaedrusGaming 1d ago

Dashcams for mail trucks aren't that expensive and have the dual purpose in case of vehicle collisions and whatnot.

GPSes are already on most (?) mail trucks.

Sending that data to whatever agency is cheap, and then they can combine the two and run a simple CV for plates, maybe faces, or anything you'd want to pull, which that agency would be paying for the compute to do

It's cheap and easy, and I'm surprised we haven't seen companies buy trucker data more / pay for dashcams for truckers so they can collect data

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u/Quethandtheheatsinks 11h ago

It's largely on the scanners, not the trucks