• Burp@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      It’s a double edged sword. On one hand, it’s a great tool to stomp out crime. It can save lives.
      They used it in Iraq to find people who were placing road side bombs.
      You could use it to find victims of kidnapping. Tracking murderers.
      They’ve tracked criminal drug traffickers with it in Mexico. It’s extensively being used in the Russia-Ukraine conflict today.
      It is stalking, but possibly unintentional.
      The worrying thing is that this Information can likely be bought. Im pretty sure you can just buy satellite imagery.
      It’s definitely weird af and most people wouldn’t be ok with it. Could a ban or block be even possible?
      I know there are various laws that restrict or prohibit where you can point cameras. I used to install security cameras and it was a big no no to point them at someone else’s property, but I’m not sure if it was a law or not?
      I guess I’ve just accepted it as normal. It sounds defeatist, but public cameras have never impacted my life.