alt Hacker News...people can just follow you in public. there's nothing illegal about that.
there is no reasonable expectation of privacy in a public setting, nor should there be. anyone arguing there should be is giving up basic rights because they're scared.
the issue is when public feeds get recorded and are allowed to be viewed at a later date. the data retention is the issue, not the privacy.
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Ridiculous. Next you're going to treat going to point A to B in a car the same way as walking. Why do you need a license to drive? You don't need a license to walk!
In fact, people had a reasonable expectation of privacy in public spaces before there were cameras everywhere.
> there is no reasonable expectation of privacy in a public setting, nor should there be. anyone arguing there should be is giving up basic rights because they're scared
I personally value my fundamental right to privacy.
If nothing is recorded that helps but it's still a much bigger problem than someone following you because you can see someone that's following you and they also can't be in 50 places at once.