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Re:I drove 300 miles, then asked police to send me surveilla... by kelnos on Saturday March 29, 2025 @07:52AM (#43514765)
I think the author meant we have (had?) an expectation of anonymity in public spaces. Certainly people you know could recognize you, but indiscriminate mass tracking wasn't a thing.
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Re:I drove 300 miles, then asked police to send me surveilla... by sparrish on Saturday March 29, 2025 @01:01PM (#43516897)
I think you may be right. Anonymity is fundamentally different from privacy though and it's a large error to conflate the two.
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