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Re:Amazon's Ring Police Portal For Mass Surveillance by balls187 on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @02:35PM (#18231944)
These are cameras installed in doorbells on private property, there wouldn't be any expectation of privacy.
Re:Amazon's Ring Police Portal For Mass Surveillance by ringolet on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @12:44PM (#18240875)
Except that my house is across the street and the Ring camera points into my windows and can record my private actions inside my own home without my permission.
Re:Amazon's Ring Police Portal For Mass Surveillance by balls187 on Thursday October 18, 2018 @02:20PM (#18250745)
Are you in the US, do you live on a public street, and does your state have Peeping Tom laws?

It's not cut and dry, but if what you're doing is in clear view of a public street, then it's unlikely you will win an argument based on having a reasonable expectation of privacy.

You of course can bring this argument in front of the courts, but my non-legal opinion is that you wouldn't prevail.

There are a few contrived examples:

A cop walks by and sees you assault someone in your house through the window. That's enough PC to enter without a warrant. You can try to argue your privacy was violated and , but it was in clear view of the public.

You perform a lewd act in your home in front of the window, that is in clear view of a school bus stop where children are awaiting the bus. It would be doubtful that you could use privacy as a defense against indecent exposure laws.

If the ring camera was somehow zoomed in to ONLY film your actions through the window, then perhaps you may have cause.