This reminds me of the controversy over red light cameras in the mid 2010s.
There, Lockheed Martin contracted to install and manage red light cameras and associated fines for a number of cities. They’d install the cameras for free and share the revenue with the cities.
A real win-win scenario for all - except the people who were ticketed. The system was plagued with contractors grossly over ticketing consumers since more tickets meant more revenue for all - which corrupts the whole system.
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u/AppropriateScience71 17d ago
This reminds me of the controversy over red light cameras in the mid 2010s.
There, Lockheed Martin contracted to install and manage red light cameras and associated fines for a number of cities. They’d install the cameras for free and share the revenue with the cities.
A real win-win scenario for all - except the people who were ticketed. The system was plagued with contractors grossly over ticketing consumers since more tickets meant more revenue for all - which corrupts the whole system.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/10/15/stateline-red-light-cameras/2986577/
At least Lockheed Martin isn’t a foreign government, but the same win-win for everyone but the victims feels quite similar.
And likely unethical as it could readily lead to monitoring meters and aggressively (or automatically) ticketing as soon as meters expire.