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The simple reality is that being in public, is public. I dont think you can put the genie back in the bottle at the point.

• eesmith 9y ago
  There are many genies. Some of them can be put back. Some of them don't need to be released in the first place. Some other countries have much more restrictive surveillance laws than the US. Some have even more surveillance. It's not like it's completely uncontrollable once the technology becomes possible.
  • blackflame7000 9y ago
    The US is for the most part against restrictive laws with the whole freedom thing and all. But that's a two way street. Most people don't want the government telling them what to do or monitoring their activities. It seems like this is more an issue of government reform because they are overreaching in their duties. However, I see no merit in additional laws to the citizen on the freedom to record in public.
    • eesmith 9y ago
      I think you've changed the topic? The topic was on the US government using technology like face recognition as part of a surveillance system across the general public. The "whole freedom thing" doesn't preclude passing a law which prohibits that from happening, similar to Montana's new law limiting automatic license plate readers. So I don't see how your response is related. I think you are referring to increasing use of facial recognition by someone who isn't the government, yes?