• atrielienz@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    No. This is literally me comparing their law to our law.

    They claim where they are from (not the US) doing this kind of deletion is FAFO territory.

    I’m pointing out that it’s illegal (Federally) in the US as well. I think there are ways to use the app legally that don’t involve deletions, but the government is gonna do government things so the expectation should be that the government does in fact target random individuals to hold accountable.

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      8 hours ago

      IDK if accountable is the right word. More like made an example of.

      I know in California its common to:

      • Revert your car to stock emission standards during the biyearly smog inspection to avoid detection for people dedicated enough
      • Pay someone to pass the test without testing the car (not sure if possible on new cars with electronic serial number stuff?)
      • Register out of state
      • Etc.

      You only have to barely look at some of the modifications done in California based YouTube channels to see the cars meet one of the above criteria.

      This seems silly in terms of value unless it is bringing in some larger investigation home for large offenders that were already targeted by some other investigation and are being cross referenced.

      Edit: for the record, I think this is a waste of money and resources as others have said. Plenty of more meaningful things to do if you actually give a shit about the environment or road laws.