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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. StanislavPetrov · 1791067758 · focus · HN ↗

            When a "private company" is using public land and public money to set up their surveillance devices, it is no longer private.

            1. SAI_Peregrinus · 1791069144 · focus · HN ↗

               And when it only sells to government customers.

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