“almost nothing” is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence.

Stalking someone from your desk vs. IRL is a whole different ball game. Not sure why this needs explanation… anyways, the main difference is how easy it do things from your desk. For example, no one see you when you’re stalking someone from your desk. Think of the success of 4chan investigations vs. those in authority to actually do so. It’s empowering.

We live in a world of strangers, and unfortunately a % of those are the type to kill/rape other strangers. Why enable them?

Not sure who else would be empowered by making all public camera accessible at the click of a button, but I’m interested in who you think that population is.

Certainly we can agree most normal folks will not spend their time looking camera feeds of strangers?

I’m fascinated by people who stick to their theoretical principles (‘all data should be public’, etc.) no matter the real world implications, but we all have our own interests :).