Comment Re:Betteridge's Rule of Headlines (Score 3, Insightful) 35
Yeah, the private company angle is the issue. What we need is for 'possession' of citizen data to be prohibited and expressly stipulated the exemptions when it may be possessed. Any prohibition on surveillance is useless when they can simply buy the data and or compel it's production.
Separately, regs on private companies activities are needed as well, but harder. Drawing a line between, it's legal to take your picture in public and taking a picture of you in public every 30 seconds thus providing a full surveillance scope, needs to be figured out.
Separately, regs on private companies activities are needed as well, but harder. Drawing a line between, it's legal to take your picture in public and taking a picture of you in public every 30 seconds thus providing a full surveillance scope, needs to be figured out.