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Originally posted by john_cramer
My own view is that there's no reasonable expectation of privacy in a public place even if you aren't accustomed to being recorded: individuals acting in public have always been open to surveilance by law enforcement: the fact that it might be more effectively or inexpensively performed using video shouldn't affect the constitutionality of that surveilance. HOWEVER, there ought to be some procedural safeguards in place to prevent individuals from using surveilance technology in an inappropriate manner, e.g. for voyeruristic purposes.
What is your opinion?
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I agree completely. There is the famous case of a business competitor who had cameras on his nemesis office door. He was able to determine who was coming and going and who his client base was.
The potential use for extortion (both legal and illegal) is frightening.