> When you act in public, you are, definitionally, not acting privately. There is literally nothing to be done about that It seems that lately we're redefining

> When you act in public, you are, definitionally, not acting privately. There is literally nothing to be done about that It seems that lately we're redefining what "public" is when it comes to the other privacy issues that are in the media spotlight recently. > It's utterly silly to think that a person can exist in society without anyone else knowing they exist There's no disagreement there, but do note that in no way did I attempt to make that equivocation either. There is a distinct difference between someone knowing you exist or seeing you drive by, and someone having extensive, journalized, cross-referenced data, stored potentially indefinitely for perusal at their discretion. You will never know of this person or the fact they're studying your data. Right now, there are only 3 states even pretending to place responsible restrictions on the usage of this particular data. That is the issue. Of course we will not be getting rid of ALPRs, but we can certainly make sure they're used for reasonable things. The potential for abuse is huge, and that's why there's outrage over the issue.