Re “On Monday, paid parking will debut at Balboa Park” (Jan. 4): David Garrick’s article clearly described confusion and problems in the launch of paid parking in Balboa Park. A new problem arises in buying a pass, or getting city residence verified for cheaper parking rates: The “terms and conditions” we have to agree to allow the vendor IPS Group to give our data to any “law enforcement officials” without a court-issued warrant. The terms also allow IPS Group to change any terms at any time “at [its] sole discretion,” and without notifying us. If IPS Group gets a call from Homeland Security, goodbye privacy and data security. Border Patrol has targeted anyone with a Hispanic name or non-White skin color; it will be at our car waiting for us to return. (The California Electronic Communications Privacy Act won’t help us — the Trump administration will say it doesn’t apply, and it’d be too late anyway.)
Our city must protect us better.
— Terence Dutton, La Jolla