>>> " elevators, convenience stores etc. Red light cameras are everywhere. I haven't seen a backlash." >> Because those cameras are not used to track you, nor

>>> " elevators, convenience stores etc. Red light cameras are everywhere. I haven't seen a backlash." >> Because those cameras are not used to track you, nor are you identified in those videos, nor is that data generally shared with anyone, and in most cases not the government. > Not yet. That an ominous-sounding, yet totally empty and meaningless response. Most of those cameras are privately owned and operated, and would be incredibly difficult integrate into a centralized state surveillance system. We're mostly talking systems you can buy yourself at Costco: https://www.costco.com/Night-Owl-8-Channel-5MP-Extreme-HD-DVR-2TB%2c-8-5MP-Wired-Infrared-Camera-Security-System.product.100370683.html https://www.costco.com/Night-Owl-8-Channel-5MP-Extreme-HD-DV... Furthermore, a "backlash" in the case of cameras in "elevators, convenience stores etc." would have to be a backlash against private photography.