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Really the "public places" part of the definition betrays a fundamental informational illiteracy in that they don't acknowledge the separation of the data from
by Nasrudith 7y ago
Really the "public places" part of the definition betrays a fundamental informational illiteracy in that they don't acknowledge the separation of the data from where it is gathered.
Just a few silly demonstrative edge cases:
- If I run facial recognition software on a public camera feed on a computer in private would it be legal?
- If in Europe in public and running facial recognition software on my laptop processing say my own personal family photo album would I violate the law?
- Would running it on news footage of a public street be legal? What about if it was an interview where you would get thrown out if you tried to enter.
- tjoff 7y agoDon't see how it does or how the edge cases are elevant. It is there to prevent anyone from thinking public spaces are free game. It's also a very different thing to process an image and permanently mounting a camera in a public space. Something that already requires a license in many/most jurisdictions, and getting one is hardly trivial.