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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Doorbell cameras record audio 20-30 feet away, per Consumer Reports. If you live near these devices, conversations you have on sidewalks or in parked cars may be sitting on Amazon's servers. (www.consumerreports.org)

submitted 2 years ago by AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I wonder how long before a camera owner is sued?

In the US? Never. Because they have that BS "you don't need consent to record someone in public" thing. IIRC they so nicely put it as that you have no "reasonable expectation of privacy" when you're outside. It's why "prank" videos on random strangers outside are legal, or those obnoxious Instagram vloggers you can't stand being around, and let's not forget that Tesla that just passed you recording you and sending it straight to Elon Musk. So if your voice is transmitted to the outside, you know, because you foolishly didn't decide to live in the vacuum of space, most likely it's fair game.

[–] Amicchan@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Because they have that BS “you don’t need consent to record someone in public” thing.

Two party consent? Idk, I don't really like the idea of it. What if the recorded party abuses the system to discard recorded evidence?