One has to wonder if there isn't some legal reason why they can't just turn off the public API and stop this kind of unreasonable funmaking?

Local or state freedom of information legislation perhaps?

Yarp.

I see this as a Boiled Frog situation.

Laws will be considered to protect the surveillance cameras in new dramatic ways .. misuse, as NY is claiming, is ridiculous.

Great surveillance state evolution stuff here.

>Using a 25-foot tall window washing pole, I took a picture of it with a traffic camera.

I miss when the web was filled with this kind of carefree, f-the-system attitude. Cheers to this kid for having lots of fun doing it.

When life gives you surveillance lemons, make surveillance lemonade.