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Re:Americans are destroying Flock surveillance cameras by pesus on Monday February 23, 2026 @06:08PM (#47130357)
Why not? Don't you want to stop all the crimes happening in bathrooms too? That would be a logical step if privacy is always an acceptable tradeoff for security (or at least the illusion thereof).
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Re:Americans are destroying Flock surveillance cameras by cg5280 on Monday February 23, 2026 @07:14PM (#47131008)
The difference is that public streets are public spaces. You necessarily have a limited expectation of privacy in public spaces. The government likewise already deploys cameras in public places to maintain a reasonable level of order on them.

If you want to put a camera in your personal toilet you absolutely can.

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Re:Americans are destroying Flock surveillance cameras by DangitBobby on Tuesday February 24, 2026 @09:43AM (#47137783)
"Public" is not a blanket excuse for constant surveillance in a space. I do not have an expectation of being surveilled in public and it's not acceptable to normalize it.
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