He saw an abandoned trailer. Then, uncovered a surveillance network

Re:He saw an abandoned trailer. Then, uncovered a surveillan... by fzeroracer on Thursday February 26, 2026 @01:39PM (#47170190)

> “If you’re not doing anything illegal, why worry about it?” said long-time Jacumba resident Allen Stanks, 70.

Glad to see they dug out the most intelligent person to react to this information. It's also incredibly funny because the opposite should also apply to the government; if they're not doing anything illegal then they should have no need to hide their local surveillance network inside of abandoned trailers or other items. Just another reason to toss on the pile for dismantling CBP.

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Re:He saw an abandoned trailer. Then, uncovered a surveillan... by mikestew on Thursday February 26, 2026 @01:46PM (#47170279)

I loved Mr. Stanks follow up of "Privacy?! Why, you post your food on Facebook!". Because what I had for supper and where I've travelled during the day are on exactly the same level of privacy and concern. I have to assume that in the reporter's attempt to have a voice from the pro side and the con side, the best they could find was "if you're not doing anything illegal...".

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Re:He saw an abandoned trailer. Then, uncovered a surveillan... by 01HNNWZ0MV43FF on Thursday February 26, 2026 @01:55PM (#47170408)

It's the privacy equivalent of "She was dressed skimpy in that part of town"

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Re:He saw an abandoned trailer. Then, uncovered a surveillan... by consp on Thursday February 26, 2026 @02:37PM (#47170975)

If people don't have anything to hide ask them how their marriage is and when the last time was they met their mistress, since they drive by there way too often for not having one nearby that location. That line of questioning usually shuts people up, replace response with financials/location/calls/etc when needed. (I know it's a reductio ad absurdum)

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Re:He saw an abandoned trailer. Then, uncovered a surveillan... by sghitbyabazooka on Friday February 27, 2026 @04:08AM (#47178372)

that's kinda silly because someone may deduce where you've been from a photo at a restaurant

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Re:He saw an abandoned trailer. Then, uncovered a surveillan... by blahyawnblah on Thursday February 26, 2026 @03:15PM (#47171447)

I don't like it but I can kind of understand hiding it. People change their behavior if it's obvious.

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Re:He saw an abandoned trailer. Then, uncovered a surveillan... by RankingMember on Thursday February 26, 2026 @02:39PM (#47170992)

I swear editors intentionally go with the dumbest takes to get rage engagement.

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