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unclebucknastytoday at 5:14 AM1 replyview on HN

>I would certainly feel different if followed by an actual human

Why would this bother you? Because of the prospect of physical harm, or the idea that they are watching you/invading your privacy?


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veec_cas_tanttoday at 5:36 AM

Mostly due to the antisocial behavior described. I would not feel at all worried if someone walking on the same sidewalk as me was recording their child with me in the frame. Someone following me and jotting down notes is very strange behavior, at least for someone like me without celebrity.

Stripping this down a bit: would I be fine with a very friendly camera crew documenting everything I do outside in public? No, I wouldn’t like that for privacy reasons. I also wouldn’t like government cameras publicly searchable, and wouldn’t like my phone location publicly searchable, but do not mind law enforcement having access when necessary. It’s a good thought experiment though, and maybe exposes hypocrisy in my view? Not entirely sure.

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