On Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:02:44 +0000 Geoffrey Goodell <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have some simple suggestions for legislation in service of this > limited objective [snipped four good points on allowing to use cash and otherwise avoid electronic tracking] I’d add: (5) forbid operators of car parks and the like from routinely using OCR to read license plate numbers, or recording license plate numbers by other means, or requiring payment for parking to be made in a cash-less manner. > It might strike some of you as odd that it would be necessary to > legislate to protect these rights, but mechanisms like these shape > the power relationships of the current age. Actually I believe that at least in the EU and here in Switzerland, logically, all of these points are already consequences of existing data protection legislation. Maybe in regard to these points, all that is needed in these jurisdictions is strategic litigation? (Personally, I’m currently more interested in working on justice and equity issues related to AI and other data processing infrastructures that are used for legitimate purposes in legitimate business contexts. But I’m in very strong agreement with Geoffrey in regard to the importance of the fight against illegitimate tracking of people.) Greetings, Norbert -- # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: https://www.nettime.org # contact: [email protected]
