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Amazon Is Coaching Cops on How to Obtain Surveillance Footage Without a Warrant
- jchw 7y agoWell, to be clear: by asking people for permission. I do agree that the way they seem to play both angles puts them in an awkward position, but I am unsure how to read this. Is it worse if people voluntarily share video versus being ordered to? Is it just a matter of ensuring there is good reason to obtain the footage or is voluntarily obtained footage worse from the perspective of personal rights? Curious to hear the HN reactions since I frankly do not know enough about the implications to understand what’s really going on even after having read the article. It kind of reads as “social media bad” near the end which is a seriously uncompelling point even if true in some senses.
- fuzz4lyfe 7y agoIn the last few years there has been a social undercurrent of "don't help the police under any circumstances" that often comes from the "give up all of your guns to the police" crowd. I don't really understand it honestly. I'm willing to bet the vast majority of these requests have to do with people breaking into houses, stealing from cars, stealing packages and causing other nuisances that it would be beneficial to prevent near your home.
- yummypaint 7y agoAsk any lawyer and they will tell you not to talk to the police. This has been universal advice since long before the internet. Social media has made people more aware of their rights and potential pitfalls by making it easy to share videos like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE&app=desktop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE&app=desktop