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Cities Panic Over Having to Release Mass Surveillance Recordings (www.nakedcapitalism.com)

submitted 1 month ago by technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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This gets us to the central problem of today’s surveillance state. No one running the cameras wants to be observed. One reason that city officials object to releasing Flock data, for example, must that they themselves are among the recorded. The cameras are on them too; they too can be tracked. Everything means everything for these everywhere cameras.

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[–] zephiriz@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The article is about United States town and our laws here me being from the US. Maybe that is most of the heart of our difference of opinions. It sounds as though you are from Europe. And as I stated you are welcome to go elsewhere as you already are. If I happen to go over there I shall respect your laws and not record people. But me being here in the US I can very well record you in a public park I do not need your okay to do so, the news can also record you on the side of the street without your consent. As I've said I'm not sure I'm willing to give that right up. Insert typically American rally around the constitution and guns and fuck yeah team America bullshit.

But its also the beauty of having different countries or with in the US each states has its own laws, as I or you can move to suit our own societal needs and wants without infringement on others. Well hopefully. Its not perfect but its all we got. Or possibly Democratically change said laws. Good luck changing the US constitution. I really suggest watching some of the channels I posted.

I posted all that info ( you left off some of the public available info I listed) because it is public info and while I don't know how making said cameras open to the public would make the world better. I'm sure someone smarter than me can find a way. Just like they found a way to make everything I listed great. Just like how the public makes Foss software great. If we make it, it should be public so the public can make sure it's used for good not evil. It should not be held behind government closed doors. We shouldn't be fearful of information. How long did they take to make GPS fully available to the public.

I shall respect your right to privacy where you are from and I shall try my best to stop American imperialism ( free Palestine, fuck Israel and Slava Ukraini) infringement on that right. But I do ask you to not to infringe on my rights here afforded to me by my laws. Guns, fuck yeah. Though I do ask if this Orange wana be King overstays his term limit and doesn't get the fuck out come 2028 I hope you come help us overthrow his pedo ass.

Hope we can agree to disagree. With love stay safe out in this chaotic work. Edit world.