We need to reverse the practice of local governments installing cameras everywhere. It violates the Fourth Amendment (IMO), and it leads to a very Orwellian situation.
It would be nice, but I think that the cat's out of the bag. Court rulings affirm that one can take pictures of others in public, subject to some specifics such as harassment.
That said, the government can only do so much with such pictures before running into other BoR problems, which is why they just fine you for red lights rather than putting points on your license.
Well, it is one thing for individuals to take pictures/video of others in public. It is quite another for government to surveil all citizens violating our right to be secure in our persons (the Fourth Amendment does not specify location) from unreasonable search and seizure. Surveillance without probable cause is unreasonable search. Again, my own interpretation, but I don't think it beyond the pale.
At risk of backlash here, I used to go down the YouTube, Facebook Reels rabbit holes, but TikTok mesmerizes me now. I bought a small remote device for TikTok/Facebook/YouTube videos and scroll through TikTok into the wee hours of the morning. I hope they address the security issues soon. I slightly comfort myself that I hold no useful information for China in my head or life.🤷♀️ On another personal note Peter, I frequently discuss your columns with Warren (he thinks of you as the heavy metal guy). He joined Facebook about a month ago and I try to engage him in it. He spends a lot of time in his own mind/world. He asked me if he could Facebook friend you this morning. I told him I would mention it to you.
Did you ever see the creepy series on CBS “person of interest”. Not too far from reality, scary as hell!
We need to reverse the practice of local governments installing cameras everywhere. It violates the Fourth Amendment (IMO), and it leads to a very Orwellian situation.
It would be nice, but I think that the cat's out of the bag. Court rulings affirm that one can take pictures of others in public, subject to some specifics such as harassment.
That said, the government can only do so much with such pictures before running into other BoR problems, which is why they just fine you for red lights rather than putting points on your license.
Well, it is one thing for individuals to take pictures/video of others in public. It is quite another for government to surveil all citizens violating our right to be secure in our persons (the Fourth Amendment does not specify location) from unreasonable search and seizure. Surveillance without probable cause is unreasonable search. Again, my own interpretation, but I don't think it beyond the pale.
This is why I mentioned fines, not more. There's a sixth amendment issue as well as a fourth amendment matter.
Thing is, we are justified in not trusting the government if they claim they won't use the surveillance for something other than traffic enforcement.
And, the first time they "need" to use it after some high-shock event (e.g. terrorism), a zillion people will be "we are OK with that."
Courts, at least in Texas, ruled red light cameras could *not* be used for issuing tickets, so they are no longer in use for that purpose here.
Remember how little protest there was about trespass and warrantless searches when they were after the Tsarnaev brothers?
At risk of backlash here, I used to go down the YouTube, Facebook Reels rabbit holes, but TikTok mesmerizes me now. I bought a small remote device for TikTok/Facebook/YouTube videos and scroll through TikTok into the wee hours of the morning. I hope they address the security issues soon. I slightly comfort myself that I hold no useful information for China in my head or life.🤷♀️ On another personal note Peter, I frequently discuss your columns with Warren (he thinks of you as the heavy metal guy). He joined Facebook about a month ago and I try to engage him in it. He spends a lot of time in his own mind/world. He asked me if he could Facebook friend you this morning. I told him I would mention it to you.
Of course!