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A San Francisco burglar pulled off a brazen heist using a Waymo self-driving car as a getaway vehicle, sparking a legal and tech dilemma. Police struggled to identify the suspect due to Waymo’s privacy-focused blurred footage and lack of interior video, highlighting a growing tension between privacy protections and law enforcement needs. As autonomous vehicles become more common, they’re increasingly caught in the crosshairs of crime — raising urgent questions about data access, surveillance, and whether more cameras mean more answers. This case is a wake-up call: our legal system is racing to catch up with the tech that’s already reshaping our streets.

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