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Panopticon State: police access to private security cams

Start here, let them add up and eventually even you will notice...
LOL - so none. Got it. SMH

Are you also against surveillance cameras for businesses and allowing the police to access those videos? What about body worn cameras by police? Or cameras on phones that people use? Should those be illegal as well?
 
More word salad nonsense from you. This is about using cameras that people are using for their own security. It's entirely within their right to share that with anyone they want. Just something else that the party of small government wants to control for people.
Do you understand why the court ruled against the Baltimore Police Department?

What were they doing that the court considered a ‘search’?
 
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Do you understand why the court ruled against the Baltimore Police Department?

What were they doing that the court considered a ‘search’?
I understand why and think it is wrong. Likewise with the paranoia that you and others have about someone seeing what goes on around your house. You're not protected from being seen.
 
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So, the same folks worried about an ever encroaching police state also want fewer guns in the hands of citizens. 🙂
 
I understand why and think it is wrong. Likewise with the paranoia that you and others have about someone seeing what goes on around your house. You're not protected from being seen.
This is absolute crazy talk.
 
Let’s hear it in your own words.
Why did they consider it a search?
I thought you understood too - figures that you need it explained. They ruled that the surveillance, in essence, was too broad. That it monitored both legal and illegal activity without a specific cause.

It should also be explained to you this has absolutely nothing to do with the topic of this thread. In this case the police are not doing direct monitoring of activities, they are merely getting access to surveillance video from private entities. Much the same as they did when searching for the Boston Marathon bomber or any of countless other crimes where surveillance video can help solve crimes and make us all safer.

Lesson over.
 
This is absolute crazy talk.
???? You think you're protected by privacy laws if someone sees you beating your wife on your front lawn or even through you picture window? JFC. The party of law an order is really the party of hiding illegal activity.
 
I watched 24 and I know the government already has access to all the private cameras
Some people probably think that’s Hollywood invention…

Just one example:

Britain's surveillance agency GCHQ, with aid from the US National Security Agency, intercepted and stored the webcam images of millions of internet users not suspected of wrongdoing, secret documents reveal.
GCHQ files dating between 2008 and 2010 explicitly state that a surveillance program codenamed Optic Nerve collected still images of Yahoo webcam chats in bulk and saved them to agency databases, regardless of whether individual users were an intelligence target or not.
 
I’m sure the people posting here get a warm and fuzzy feeling when a cop pulls up behind them on the road. I’d bet they think to themselves, ‘whew, now I’m cloaked in the protective gaze of the law for the rest of my journey. This is awesome! I wish my whole life felt like this moment.’

I actually do - its fun to lead a parade of cars the last 40 miles of my drive home from work.

Me then Cop then the 40 cars that desperately want to be going 100 but for some reason won't pass the cop that is already doing 10 over following me.
 
Some people probably think that’s Hollywood invention…

Just one example:

Britain's surveillance agency GCHQ, with aid from the US National Security Agency, intercepted and stored the webcam images of millions of internet users not suspected of wrongdoing, secret documents reveal.
GCHQ files dating between 2008 and 2010 explicitly state that a surveillance program codenamed Optic Nerve collected still images of Yahoo webcam chats in bulk and saved them to agency databases, regardless of whether individual users were an intelligence target or not.
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I thought you understood too - figures that you need it explained. They ruled that the surveillance, in essence, was too broad. That it monitored both legal and illegal activity without a specific cause.

It should also be explained to you this has absolutely nothing to do with the topic of this thread. In this case the police are not doing direct monitoring of activities, they are merely getting access to surveillance video from private entities. Much the same as they did when searching for the Boston Marathon bomber or any of countless other crimes where surveillance video can help solve crimes and make us all safer.

Lesson over.
Why do you think the police need constant monitoring of people who are not doing anything illegal?

Couldn't they achieve the same outcome without taking away our privacy by asking for camera footage when it is needed? Like when an actual crime is committed?
 
Why do you think the police need constant monitoring of people who are not doing anything illegal?

Couldn't they achieve the same outcome without taking away our privacy by asking for camera footage when it is needed? Like when an actual crime is committed?
No one is talking about constant monitoring of people - that's a really bad strawman. It's about using the monitoring of space to help solve and, hopefully, prevent crimes. That's a big difference.

If you have some criminals coming up to you to potentially do harm would you rather be where police have eyes on it or leave them in the dark?

The paranoia over this is silly.
 
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No one is talking about constant monitoring of people - that's a really bad strawman.
That is precisely what the thread is about.
I know, because I started the thread and labeled it ‘Panopticon’.
Do you just not understand what that means?

It's about using the monitoring of space to help solve and, hopefully, prevent crimes. That's a big difference.
That can be done with a warrant.
What you have come out in favor of is constant, warrantless surveillance.
Courts have ruled that violates the Bill of Rights.
 
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People voluntarily sharing their ring camera with the police is like Nazi Germany?

Maybe I am dumb - but that feels like a reach.


The government having constant access to cameras and mics throughout the inside and outside of your house is more like East Germany than Nazi Germany.

Of course it starts voluntary. Next will be legislation to allow access during emergencies. Then comes the perpetual emergency (42 national emergencies are currently in effect, if you lost count).
 
That is precisely what the thread is about.
I know, because I started the thread and labeled it ‘Panopticon’.
Do you just not understand what that means?


That can be done with a warrant.
What you have come out in favor of is constant, warrantless surveillance.
Courts have ruled that violates the Bill of Rights.
And it was pointed out early on how foolish your position is. First there's the limitation personal choice and then there's the tin foil paranoia. You succeed at sucking on multiple levels. LOL.
 
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The government having constant access to cameras and mics throughout the inside and outside of your house is more like East Germany than Nazi Germany.

Of course it starts voluntary. Next will be legislation to allow access during emergencies. Then comes the perpetual emergency (42 national emergencies are currently in effect, if you lost count).
FFS - why do you want to control how I provide security for my home?

Nevermind - we all know why.
 
And it was pointed out early on how foolish your position is. First there's the limitation personal choice and then there's the tin foil paranoia.
Who exercised a choice in having GCHQ or the NSA access their webcams?

These are things that have already happened.

Not hypotheticals.

The Stasi and how they were used on the populace is real. Not hypothetical.
The hacking of devices and intercept of communications are daily realities. Not hypothetical.

Are you familiar with the term 'parallel construction'?
 
Who exercised a choice in having GCHQ or the NSA access their webcams?

These are things that have already happened.

Not hypotheticals.

The Stasi and how they were used on the populace is real. Not hypothetical.
The hacking of devices and intercept of communications are daily realities. Not hypothetical.

Are you familiar with the term 'parallel construction'?
You're a paranoid dweeb. LOL.
 
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Why won't you answer my question? LOL.
RileyHawk said:
It's people like you who don't want people to allow their videos to be used by police.

I want the police to obtain warrants.
Why do you hate the Bill of Rights and crave living in a police state?

RileyHawk said:
Very strange for those of you on the far right who claim to support law and order. But then, you do you.
An American Stasi isn't the kind of 'law and order' I want.
 
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I want the police to obtain warrants.
Why do you hate the Bill of Rights and crave living in a police state?


An American Stasi isn't the kind of 'law and order' I want.
Still won't answer the question. Figures. Same old semenhole.

I don't. You're making shit up again. I like freedom and the ability to have the police watch out for my interests.

Why are you anti-police? See how that works?

I'm certain you don't.
 
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Still won't answer the question.
I not sure which question you think I didn't answer.
Repeat here and I'll answer it.

I don't. You're making shit up again.
What do you think I've 'made up'?

Why are you anti-police? See how that works?
I'm anti-police exercising unlawful searches because they can and do abuse their power.
We have a Bill of Rights to restrain the exercise of their powers.
Do you see how that works?
 
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I not sure which question you think I didn't answer.
Repeat here and I'll answer it.


What do you think I've 'made up'?


I'm anti-police exercising unlawful searches because they can and do abuse their power.
We have a Bill of Rights to restrain the exercise of their powers.
Do you see how that works?
Lol - I would say you're playing dumb but you're not playing. But I'll play along in my best semenhole response - figure it out for yourself.

Yawn. I've lost interest again. Carry on playing with yourself.
 
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That thousands of them collectively create a warrantless panopticon.

There are millions of cell phones out there taking pictures every day...probably most of which are not done with a warrant.

Some of those pictures will in turn be used in court cases....sometimes the pictures will be even acquired without a warrant or even asking.

Just another part of living life today.
 
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