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merrily

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1. In Boston, the city has cameras all over the place.

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 07:10 PM

Sep 2014

I don't even like those, but I have no reasonable expectation of privacy as I walk out in public. I don't know if they are picking up sound, though. I don't necessarily expect to be overheard. And, technology also allows listening to someone indoors and thermal imaging of the indoors, too. Sure hope Boston isn't doing that.

But, if people want to participate in this program, and they don't poke their cameras where they don't belong, I guess it's not that different from a city's putting more cameras out on the streets.

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San Jose police can tap into volunteer residents' cameras under newly-approved program [View all] Newsjock Sep 2014 OP

In Boston, the city has cameras all over the place. merrily Sep 2014 #1

I don't see any problems with this. Xithras Sep 2014 #2

In the Rebl Sep 2014 #3

I think they have always been able to get a court order... nt winstars Sep 2014 #4

Agreed (and the headline made it sound more ominous than it really is) groundloop Sep 2014 #5

I'm 100% sure the NSA sees through all cameras...on your cell phone, ATM's, your home computer, all blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #6