Just like they had told me.
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Mascorro then went to the police. The police confirmed that the car was not Mascorro's, but said there was nothing they could do to help him.pic.twitter.com/0wVcmsnWxg
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Finally, Mascorro approached
@abc7newsbayarea After ABC News investigated the issue, FasTrak finally dropped the toll.pic.twitter.com/Jx5w0hbs3P
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I reached out to
@abc7newsbayarea yesterday and asked if they'll help me resolve my tolls. They replied within an hour. They said that their media contact at the DMV would "escalate the issue to their customer service specialists"
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Priya Retweeted balajis.com
There's been a growing anti-media sentiment in tech, and one that I've sometimes sympathized with. But the media is an important part of our system of checks and balances.https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1279571798107893760?s=20 …
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balajis.comVerified account @balajisReplying to @balajis @chr1sa and 4 othersFor years, we all heard endlessly from media corporations on the importance of privacy. But it is now clear to all that the non-consensual invasion of privacy for profit is the BUSINESS MODEL of media corporations. Did you elect these people? Can you fire them? Or even opt out? pic.twitter.com/3F2OLEi9UN1 reply 2 retweets 37 likesShow this thread -
In Mascorro's and my case: - FasTrak wouldn't help - The DMV wouldn't help - The police wouldn't help - The Attorney General wouldn't help But the media *did* help. The media's reach can put a check on corruption and negligent bureaucracy.
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The most frustrating part is that the DMV is just as guilty as FasTrak. Why did they share information about me with a for-profit company that is: 1) false, and 2) I am not legally allowed to access
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The government should be there to protect my identity, not to sell it out to the highest bidder.
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Did you ever find out who did it to you and is there a way to go after them? This seems like a dangerous vector of bureaucratic attack, like swatting
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Yes, when I contacted the Attorney General the first time, they sent me a letter with more details about the case. They told me that the car is registered to "Mr. William Harris" and that he's also the person who submitted a Release of Liability to me. 1/2
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Can’t be an accident since your name is pretty uncommon in the US... so somebody deliberately targeted you?
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Yes, I once tried to sell my van to this super sketchy guy, but then I realized he was sketchy and so I stopped the sale. He got really aggressive but luckily my mom and brother were home. But at that point he had already taken a picture of my license.
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Still, a picture of a license shouldn't be enough information to commit this sort of fraud. We show our licenses to tons of people, including every bartender.
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