Re:Facial Recognition’s Threat to Privacy Is Worse Than Anyo...
by AnimalMuppet on Thursday October 20, 2016 @05:24PM
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Let's separate this into a few different things.
1. If a company (or an individual) provide information to law enforcement on request, without a warrant, is that disclosure itself breaking the law? (Ignoring company policy and privacy statements here.)
2. If so, will the company be prosecuted for doing so?
3. Will the information be usable in court?
When you say "recent case law is closing the door on a company's ability to do such a thing", it sounds like you're talking about #3 (but feel free to clarify if I'm wrong). But #1 is still a concern, because it can show the police where to try to do parallel construction.
1. If a company (or an individual) provide information to law enforcement on request, without a warrant, is that disclosure itself breaking the law? (Ignoring company policy and privacy statements here.)
2. If so, will the company be prosecuted for doing so?
3. Will the information be usable in court?
When you say "recent case law is closing the door on a company's ability to do such a thing", it sounds like you're talking about #3 (but feel free to clarify if I'm wrong). But #1 is still a concern, because it can show the police where to try to do parallel construction.