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USPS to install continuously recording cameras in its trucks

Original: “USPS is to put cameras in its trucks that continuously record. This is to gather data on roads, signage, and to improve

The US Postal Service is fitting its delivery trucks with cameras that continuously record, saying the footage will gather data on roads, signage and improve community safety. The cameras are also marketed to capture passing license plates, though USPS says the vehicles will not run automated license plate reader software. Observers are raising questions about mass surveillance and how the recorded footage will be stored and used.

Why now: A government agency equipping everyday delivery vehicles with always-on cameras raises obvious privacy and surveillance concerns.

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• “USPS is to put cameras in its trucks that continuously record. This is to gather data on roads, signage, and to improve "community safety," the agency tells me. The cameras are marketed to capture passing license plates too, but don't run ALPR software” https://www.… · sraars@hippodon.com · 6

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