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Re:Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly p... by jeffbee on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @01:20PM (#23169207)
It's so funny how you can whip up conspiracy theories just by adding superfluous adjectives. Instead of just saying "radar" you say "wireless radar device", as if prior radars used wires, and then you say it creates "high-resolution images using radio pulses", as if this did not apply to every radar ever built.

We have been using aircraft to track vehicles since the invention of aircraft. The people and their government have a legitimate interest in doing so. Nobody has a right to go about in a vehicle anonymously and privately.

https://www.modbee.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/bee-inv...

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Re:Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly p... by jjoonathan on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @01:46PM (#23169505)
We shouldn't expect the centuries old philosophical/legal/procedural balance we've crafted between investigatory powers and personal rights to remain valid and correct in the face of a 99.999% decrease in the cost of surveillance and corresponding explosion in scope.

Naturally, authorities didn't object to the technological expansion of their power. It's up to us to figure out if/when/how to push back. Step zero is admitting that it actually happened, admitting that we should reset our heuristics, and calling out the ludicrous argument "this is how it's always been," because, well it isn't.

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Re:Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly p... by ikeyany on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @01:27PM (#23169306)
Where did I say there was no legitimate interest to do this? I am in agreement with you in saying this surveillance is not new and is not a conspiracy.
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Re:Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly p... by jjoonathan on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @01:59PM (#23169685)
It's possible for something to be not new and not a conspiracy but also not good and not right, all at the same time.
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Re:Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly p... by ikeyany on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @02:18PM (#23169931)
Then it should have been posted in technology, security, or news subreddits.
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