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On the flip side is the question of whether private citizens ought to be able to record each other in public; or even record police encounters, protests, crimes
by threatofrain 5y ago
On the flip side is the question of whether private citizens ought to be able to record each other in public; or even record police encounters, protests, crimes, etc. Rights must begin and end at the boundary of another person.
So, to what degree should one be private when "exposed" to the public? And how might we secure such a private boundary?
- filoeleven 5y agoThere is no expectation of privacy in public. Public buildings (and increasingly, outdoor spaces) are littered with security cameras. That footage is subject to FOIA disclosure. If you are in public, you appear in public. Anyone who sees you can tell anyone else that they saw you, and they are a lot less reliable than a camera recording, for now. Changing this would require amending the first amendment’s freedom of the press clause.