Reply #11: Why is the camera hijacking "comical" in your view?

[Orrex]

If you're willing to allow that privacy laws extend to an apartment, then why do you exclude automated cameras from those laws? More specifically, can you explain how a landlord sneaking a secret camera into an apartment is different from a rental company sneaking a secret camera into that same apartment? In your formulation of apartment vs. computer we aren't even particularly discussing Aaron's behavior in this case; you yourself extended the discussion to the larger question beyond the issue at hand.



Incidentally, the example of monitoring an apartment isn't "a bit asinine," though it reveals another way in which you lean libertarian: a libertarian's favorite tactic in argument is to attempt to ridicule the opponent's point rather than address it. Or, as in your case, to ridicule it and then address it while smarmily acting as though you're doing your opponent a favor.