This man clearly deserved to be nicked and sent to #prison - horrendous #driving under the influence that caused a #crash leading to a pedestrian being seriously injured and permanently disabled - but its also a sobering reminder of just how much #CCTV is about (including on suburban residential streets) round here, and how #dashcams are used as an increasing part of evidence gathering..

#RoadSafety #DUI #Suffolk

Tubefilter: Woman who went viral for texting and driving is suing YouTube and Meta. “The suit asks a judge to issue a court order that will force YouTube, Meta, Reddit, and news outlets to remove video of G.P. from their websites. It also seeks monetary damages from [the car’s owner], and cites violations of the Washington Privacy Act, the federal wiretapping law, misappropriation of her name […]

How-To Geek: Stop wasting money on dashcams and repurpose your old smartphone instead. “With the right app, an old phone can handle loop recording, manage storage automatically, and start recording hands-free every time you drive, which makes it a surprisingly practical alternative to buying dedicated hardware.”

How One Guy #Crowdsourced More Than 500 #Dashcams for #Minneapolis to Film #ICE

When self-employed software engineer Nick Benson put out the call for dashcams online, he thought he’d get maybe 10 people to donate. More than 500 have shown up on his front porch in suburban Minneapolis.
#privacy #surveillance #monitor

https://www.404media.co/how-one-guy-crowdsourced-more-than-500-dashcams-for-minneapolis-to-film-ice/