> Do you have a consent problem with surveillance videos? Ubiquitous CCTV cameras certainly bring issues of privacy, as well as what they should be used for.

> Do you have a consent problem with surveillance videos? Ubiquitous CCTV cameras certainly bring issues of privacy, as well as what they should be used for. One example is Smart Streetlights, which were initially promoted as energy saving lights that would help to measure and manage traffic and pollution, but quickly turned into dragnet police surveillance systems, initially for solving violent crimes but ultimately including property crimes such as vandalism, illegal dumping, and destruction of city property[1], and for protest surveillance [2]. [1] https://voiceofsandiego.org/2020/02/03/the-mission-creep-of-smart-streetlights/ https://voiceofsandiego.org/2020/02/03/the-mission-creep-of-... [2] https://mashable.com/article/police-surveil-black-lives-matter-protesters-smart-streetlights https://mashable.com/article/police-surveil-black-lives-matt... License plate cameras tend to have similar mission creep - they start out for parking enforcement or for red light tickets and turn into a system for tracking citizens whenever and wherever they drive.