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I wouldn't have a problem recording my own life, or having others record theirs, if I knew for certain that the footage would stay on a secure hard drive owned
by matteotom 13y ago
I wouldn't have a problem recording my own life, or having others record theirs, if I knew for certain that the footage would stay on a secure hard drive owned by the individual shooting it, and the government (or anyone else) couldn't access it without a warrant.
Unfortunately, and technically reasonable solution to people recording their lives would likely include automatic uploading, cloud storage, and ultimately government (and corporate) access to the video. I am not OK with that, for the same reasons I'm not OK with government surveillance.
- ChuckMcM 13y agoIn the US ... Unfortunately, those recordings would not be out of reach because while you cannot be compelled to testify against yourself, you can be compelled to testify against someone else if the prosecution has reason to believe you have testimony material to the charges. And that is why this sort of thing falls down.
- DanBC 13y agoI genuinely don't understand why it's okay for people but not okay for governments? People who breach privacy do stuff with that information. Governments who breach privacy do very little with that information, and mostly not to me. That's not to say it is acceptable for governments to do it - they must not. But if find it weird to read on HN peoe saying that it is terrible for a government to breach privacy but then admitting they do it to their users.