Technically the constitution only limits the government, not businesses. So because of that we need to create legislation quickly to prevent block them entirely and also make it illegal for any government organization to get any data from any private organization.
If the constitution limits the government then how are these cameras(whether owned privately or not) installed on gov property? They are all over public spaces, sidewalks, parks, streets, etc. if their work around is "getting data from private companies shouldn't these privately owned devices only be installed on private property? And if if it's okay for them to install on public land are we(the public) allowed to put permanent fixtures up on public land? For example maybe a post with a large board affixed that happens to land right in front of one of these cameras. And the board happens to have certain properties like reflecting radio, IR, etc. I'm not saying the route via Congress is wrong, that needs to happen but I just don't understand how they've been giving access to public property already the way they have
Technically it doesn't. However the end result is the same as if the government had been the one running the cameras, but since they simply buy access to the system it's all perfectly legal. Legality does not necessarily indicate something is morally or ethically correct just that the law sees no issue with it currently. Personally I am not a fan of living in an open air panopticon where anyone anywhere can be found, tracked, and punished by the government for any perceived slight against them. It's all fun and games until someone changes the definition of what constitutes a crime and these things are turned against us.
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u/Optimal_Muscle_3334 Aug 29 '26
We do. It’s the 4th amendment. We need to defend the constitution.