Parking in Waterloo Region

[tomh009]

Coke, the opt-out IS different.  I can choose my cellular provider and get equivalent service from a competitor with very little hardship.  I can't choose an alternative Government w/o significant hardship. 

Driving a car isn't a right, nor is parking it on city property.  If you don't want the parking location of your car recorded (as coke6pk says, there is no information about who was in the car), you can (1) park in a location that does not record licence plate numbers; (2) choose an alternate vehicle, or (3) choose a different mode of transportation, be it a bus, taxi, bicycle or walking.

I am a strong believer in civil liberties but this really does not violate any of our rights, especially since the licence plate numbers are not stored beyond the end of the day.  And recording licence plates is by far the best way to determine whether people are exceeding the parking time limits.  Unless you want to convince people to adopt disc parking ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_parking