A Florida parking invoice has sparked a much bigger legal battle over personal privacy. After a parking company allegedly used license plate information to retrieve a driver’s name and home address from state motor vehicle records, a federal judge ruled that the resulting privacy claim could proceed. The case challenges the idea that individuals must suffer financial loss or other visible damage before they can enforce their privacy rights, raising important questions about surveillance, statutory protect…

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    717 parking here is a cartel. Never park in a private lot in Tampa or St. Pete, there are plenty of city lots & street parking, cheaper too.

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    It’s good that it’s going to trial. I don’t have much hope that the Florida judge will rule in favor of the plaintiff.

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      A Florida judge already ruled that this case could proceed. Sounds like this goes before a jury.

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      Do you folks get some kinda of monetary reward for hunting and claiming “AI!” at every turn? If so, I want in on the gravy train!

      This is an interesting article about an interesting case.

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        If you think it’s interesting to read the same dull writing style over and over again then be my guest. For the rest of us, it’s destroying our brains to see the same bad writing over and over again in the exact same way.