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[–]Nemacolin 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Hard to argue that taking photos of people out and about in public is wrong. After all this is what makes it legal to photograph the police.

[–]jamesK_3rd[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Yes but you aren't recording them all the time, storing all the backups of those recordings for an unlimited amount of time, you aren't using those pictures to "go fishing" i.e. running someone's facial id's through a database to see what crimes they may or may not have committed to go pick them up, or check to see if they have any warrants pending without just cause.

The act of being recorded or monitored all the time is well known to change behaviour. That's easily seen on the internet, it's where trolling can occur. The other side of that coin is people can truly express themselves, and discuss ideas with others think may not be acceptable, and change the opinions of others or themselves.

More to the point, having no expectation of privacy isn't what makes it legal to record the police.

[–]Nemacolin 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

There is nothing wrong, or illegal, with filming someone on a public street. There is nothing wrong or illegal with keeping such recordings until the cows come home. There is nothing wrong or illegal with using technology to examine your images.

Please tell me which part of this ought to be changed.

[–]Zahn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Do you really need this explained to you?

[–]Nemacolin 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes, please.