TowIt

Report parking violations & dangerous driving in real time.

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Report parking violations & dangerous driving in real time.

2 followers

TowIt is the global, cross-platform mobile application that allows civilians to report selfish or illegal parking and dangerous driving in real time. TowIt works with municipal governments, local law enforcement, and towing companies to remove the barriers required to make cities effectively fight and deter bad parking and dangerous driving habits.

Launch tags:Android•iOS•API

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Songbox

I wonder how this sits with the upcoming data regulations about to drop here in Europe. It may fall foul of sharing an image of my car and my registration plate without my consent.

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8yr ago

Maker

@mickc79 TowIt is a Canadian company and only adheres (and subjects users) to Canadian law. In Canada, the legal precedent has been set that _anyone_ could be driving any particular vehicle, therefore a license plate is not personally identifiable information. There's also no reasonable expectation of privacy in the public realm. I hope European courts come to the same consensus, especially as the majority of our users are in Portugal.

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8yr ago

Songbox

@gorf I feel sad for Canadians then. Everyone should have a reasonable expectation of privacy. Also just something you should check out. It doesn’t matter where your app is hosted or founded. Any companies operating within Europe are subject to GDPR. Although I think there may be a company size limit which would go in your favour.

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8yr ago

Maker

@mickc79 Do you really believe it's reasonable to have vehicle license plates protected when literally every single camera (phone, traffic, news, dash, rear-view, or even a photographer on the sidewalk) can capture them as they're in the public domain- especially while breaking established laws, and potentially inconvincing others or putting them in harm's way? There are automatic license plate readers that police and private companies worldwide are already using to scan and document every plate as they drive around. Don't feel bad for Canadians- it's a progressive precedent. We’re just tying to stop people from being jerks. “Operating” is a bit of a stretch.

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8yr ago

Songbox

@gorf it’s not about what I believe. It’s about what the new law states.

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8yr ago

@gorf @mickc79 I've got to say, we have some horrible drivers here and this is a fantastic way to fix it; Also the law governing that _anyone_ could be driving is great logistically. Canadians already share photos on Twitter, Etc. About bad drivers & parking.

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8yr ago

Actually... This is good idea. people can check themselves based on their car license about driving complaints from others. Probably address verification via DMV API (If it exists) can lock down complaints to just the owner.

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8yr ago

Maker

@jojithumma Appreciate the praise, Joji!

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8yr ago