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I actually do want a feature where I will get a notification on my phone if someone nearby has snagged a picture of me or my kids. A creepy shopper at Costco on
by 1-6 5y ago
I actually do want a feature where I will get a notification on my phone if someone nearby has snagged a picture of me or my kids. A creepy shopper at Costco once took a pic of my 2-year-old. They pretended to be working up a conversation with my little kid meanwhile they had their phone at hip-level to snag a shot. I even confronted them about it. The Costco employees couldn't do a thing. Phones with cameras are useful but have also become a nuisance.
Edit: It makes sense that such a notification system would be impossible to implement. Perhaps, registered offenders should not only have their location placed on a map but their phones have certain privileges disabled or monitored.
- jtbayly 5y agoThat's silly. You're in public. Your photo (and your kids') are being taken all the time.
- 1-6 5y agoIt's not the case when you're inside Costco. I'd also argue that it's not open to the public because you're required to have a membership to go in.
- Spooky23 5y agoThe point is, Costco is taking many pictures of you, including possibly correlating with events or actions.
- lp0_on_fire 5y agoWe accept Costco taking pictures of you as a condition of entering the store and securing a membership. The same does not go for random creeps wanting to take close up pictures of a child.
- Spooky23 5y agoIn this specific example, sure. You have no expectation of privacy in public and you are photographed, repeatedly. The creep behavior is the problem. The photograph is a symptom of it.
- anigbrowl 5y agoBeing on a security camera is very different from covertly photographing a kid from only a foot or two away. Why make such specious comparisons?
- bckygldstn 5y agoIt may not be illegal in the US, but I wouldn't call it silly to not want strangers to take photos of you and your kid in public.