Merlin1047
Senior Member
acludem said:My problem with these cameras is that they don't just pan cars going through lights. They film and record what business people go to, where they drive to, etc. It is scary what one could use these cameras for. Big Brother is definitely watching.
acludem
Oh poop. How far can a camera at an intersection track you?
And if the cops use cameras as a security device to monitor activities on the street - what's wrong with that? None of your rights have been violated. If you want the right to privacy, stay home. If you're out in public, you have no reasonable expectation of privacy, hence the term "public". All major chain stores have video surveillance and the ACLU has been notably silent on that. I find it far less objectionable having the streets being monitored by police video surveillance than having cameras installed in the office by an employer who wants to catch his workers taking an unauthorized break.