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Re:Bop Spotter by HeatrayEnjoyer on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @08:27AM (#41707491)
> There is no right to privacy in a public space.

No legally protected right. This doesn't mean it is ethical, and given that it is a protected right in other jurisdictions shows it deserves more consideration and should not be hand waived away.

If "it's legal" is the argument being used to defense a behavior, it's safe to assume it's not actually a good one.

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Re:Bop Spotter by fkyoureadthedoc on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @08:38AM (#41707586)
No, "it's legal" is the argument being used to defend the "it's illegal" and "you're not allowed to" argument. The argument to support the project is that it's cool af.
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Re:Bop Spotter by borski on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @09:33AM (#41708187)
It is legal. The claim was that it wasn’t.

I never argued it was ethical. I think it is, but that wasn’t my argument.

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