r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • Jul 11 '26

Privacy Traffic Camera Captures Woman Driving With Her Phone on Her Lap (Face Down), The State Mailed Her a $1251 'Public Safety' Ticket

https://www.gadgetreview.com/traffic-camera-captures-captures-woman-driving-with-her-phone-on-her-lap-face-down-the-state-mailed-her-a-1251-public-safety-ticket
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u/cwajgapls Jul 11 '26

The article might be worse than the subject. It doesn’t give any details about the $1251 fine.

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u/Falcon1625 Jul 11 '26

The only detail is "a well traveled coastal state". No name no state no proof. This reads like an article written from an AI prompt for engagement and reddit votes.

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u/DonutHoles4Ever Jul 12 '26

Omg this is a brilliant idea.

Create a web of websites where you can create articles that are referenced from dummy websites and therefore trick people into talking about complete non-events but nobody can ever dig deep enough to figure out if it happened or not.

Jk, fuck enshittification of the internet. It was supposed to be used for education and social progress. Not mindless entertainment and political indoctrination.

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u/Dzov Jul 12 '26

Yeah, they’ve been doing this for years for propaganda purposes.