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Flock repeatedly flags 76-year old Grandmother for arrest, erroring zero for "O"
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The simplest fix is to correct the db.
https://www.wired.com/story/null-license-plate-landed-one-hacker-ticket-hell/
It gets out sourced most likely. There is no money doing proper sync from a source of truth.
I wouldn't bet on Wired being a shining beacon of truth, unless it's to get truth - telling whistle blowers thrown in the brig.
Surprisingly, no... You can update the original record, but, you can't guarantee that any subsequent records/documents/warrants/etc., will be found and also changed. If you simply giver her a new license plate, that connection more or less goes away.
e: If I were this person, I'd have gone and reported my plates as damaged and got new ones right away..
Why can't SQL do it efficiently?
In the decades of experience I have with SQL, it is still unable to edit printed documents.
But also, it's not one database, it's thousands. Between missing/expired credentials, untested webhooks, changing data formats that the receiving end hasn't made the required updates for, and more... On top, some only get new records, not updates. Some are updated by hand even.
Hey thanks again. It's amazing how much difference a few hours' sleep can make. All sorts of obvious things I (not a programmer) didn't think of.
Thank you for explaining this. I'm obviously not technically inclined, so I really appreciate it, and will try to reread it tomorrow so it hopefully clicks for me.
No worries :)
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