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Re:Amazon details its low-bandwidth Sidewalk neighborhood ne... by mc32 on Friday September 25, 2020 @08:34AM (#24589013)
Probably when you know that your neighbor was burglarized or attacked, etc., you don’t want to impede the investigation. That’s worse than not taking care of your weeds or garbage in your yard in terms of getting along with neighbors.
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Re:Amazon details its low-bandwidth Sidewalk neighborhood ne... by ashtonkem on Friday September 25, 2020 @10:57AM (#24590485)
“Don’t impede the investigation” is second only to “think of the children” for the erosion of our rights. Those who will abuse their powers will always have a great excuse for it, which is why we must be vigilant.

And of course the neighbor can freely hand over their own data to the cops if they want to; the cops should need a warrant to get that video from Amazon directly.

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