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> Filming him without acknowledging it was totally immoral, To me this is a very classist oppinion. Normal people are filmed as they take the bus, ride the sub
by timthelion 10y ago
> Filming him without acknowledging it was totally immoral,
To me this is a very classist oppinion. Normal people are filmed as they take the bus, ride the subway, go on the elevator, walk through the graveyard (seriously), go shopping, so why should a rich person who can afford a cab be granted an exclusive right to privacy which the rest of us don't have? If we promote this case due to the expectation of privacy that only serves to create this devide between rich and poor in which only the rich can afford privacy rather than a precident in which everyone deserves it.
- Cookingboy 10y ago"Normal people are filmed as they take the bus, ride the subway, go on the elevator, walk through the graveyard (seriously), go shopping, so why should a rich person who can afford a cab be granted an exclusive right to privacy which the rest of us don't have?" What are you talking about? Normal, non-rich people totally have the same expectation of privacy when they take a cab. Would YOU be ok if your cab driver films you without any knowledge? A taxi/uber/lyft is a rented private car, it is not the same as public transportation.
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- knorby 10y agoA lot of TNC drivers have cameras pointed into the car, some (but not all) with signs indicating the passenger is being filmed. It is even more standard in real taxis. The expectation of privacy is more that such footage in any of the mentioned circumstances would never be released unless it captured someone committing a crime or something similar.
- pyrale 10y ago> What are you talking about? Normal, non-rich people totally have the same expectation of privacy when they take a cab. "In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread."
- rhizome 10y agoWould YOU be ok if your cab driver films you without any knowledge? Most taxis I've been in the past, oh, let's say 15 years, have had interior/passenger cams.
- dnautics 10y agousually they have signs that say so. It's illegal to not notify your passenger that they are being filmed. It's possible that this driver had signs (but no way to know from just the video).
- crgt 10y agoAre you sure this is the case in all states? My understanding is that some states are 1-party consent, tho IANAL. Edit: This seems to back up my understanding that most states are 1-party consent. http://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/recording-phone-calls-and-conversations http://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/recording-phone-calls-and-co...
- dragontamer 10y agoYou're allowed to film people without their permission if they enter your property, or are in a public arena for security purposes. But _publishing_ that film is strictly immoral and illegal in many jurisdictions.
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- kinkrtyavimoodh 10y agoSubways, buses etc. are public spaces. A car is not, and unless the driver had a prominent sign conveying that everyone is being recorded, it is definitely an invasion of the reasonable expectation of privacy.
- true_religion 10y agoYou seem to be implying that only rich people can afford taxis, and thus its some exclusive service no "normal" people ever avail themselves of. This isn't true, and even if it were---cabs are private spaces; that's what you're paying for. Subways, elevators, busses are shared public space.