4 ms·
This calls out a really interesting extrapolation of privacy laws that have existed for many years. For a long time, I (as a human) have permission to watch pe
by geoduck14 6y ago
This calls out a really interesting extrapolation of privacy laws that have existed for many years.
For a long time, I (as a human) have permission to watch people around me.
I also have the legal right to record what is happening around me (many states only require one people to be aware of recording activities)
I also have the legal right to record YOU, assuming we are in a location where I can lawfully stand. And I can tell other people what I saw.
Now, I can put a camera somewhere, record EVERYONE, track people, and sell that tracking information.
All because we didn't anticipate the computing potential to record and process EVERYTHING.
- ehnto 6y agoSo do we consider the web and websites to be public places or private places, and does out change depending on who runs the site? Is a government website a private setting? Is a personal blog private or public? I wonder if other countries have already explored this and written some law about it.
- codecutter 6y agoAny website that is not behind a pay wall or does not require me to login to read the content, I would consider it to be a public site.
- RHSeeger 6y agoI think you are using "public" differently here than a lot of people would. A public bathroom is still "public" in that it's available to anyone and doesn't require specific information about you to use. However, most people would still consider it a private place, and expect their privacy to be respected while using it.