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1. joshheitzman · 1791066694 · focus · HN ↗

   Yes, that's what they are. But does that mean are they breaking federal law or unconstitutional? I believe we've been told by the courts repeatedly that we should have no expectation of privacy out in public.

   1. Waterluvian · 1791066858 · focus · HN ↗

      I’m no American but isn’t it a 4th Amendment issue, and the problem is how the various local, state, federal governments are using a private contractor (Flock) to do an end run around this by pretending that it’s no different from any private citizen recording another in a public space?

      1. LPisGood · 1791066939 · focus · HN ↗

         This has been allowed generally in US courts, to use private companies to collect data, etc.

         1. [deleted] · 1791067138 · focus · HN ↗

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