Re:DHS to Launch Nationwide License Plate Reader Program
by nitrogen on Wednesday April 08, 2015 @12:10AM
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Not sure. One does not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in one's travels on a public street. Anyone (including police) can follow you, record where you go, photograph you, etc.
It may be true that, in the US, one cannot reasonably expect privacy in the various instants of their public existence, but when you aggregate those instants into a timeline then a reasonable person very much does have an expectation of privacy (otherwise stalking would be perfectly acceptable in society).
Outside the US, I would not be surprised if other cultures have developed a much higher expectation of privacy (or at least discretion and confidentiality) than the US.
It may be true that, in the US, one cannot reasonably expect privacy in the various instants of their public existence, but when you aggregate those instants into a timeline then a reasonable person very much does have an expectation of privacy (otherwise stalking would be perfectly acceptable in society).
Outside the US, I would not be surprised if other cultures have developed a much higher expectation of privacy (or at least discretion and confidentiality) than the US.