• Trilogy3452@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    Regulation can, what makes this so unique? You buy something from e.g. Alibaba and use it illegally - if you get caught you’re screwed. That’s enough to scare most people

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      15 hours ago

      Let me take a moment to state a universal truth: There’s no such thing as “too much regulation.” There’s just good regulation and bad regulation.

      Want to regulate a category of technology that covers, “glasses with built-in cameras”? Ok! We’ll just mount the camera somewhere else.

      Or perhaps you want to regulate cameras that have lenses too small to notice from say, a dozen paces? Well, that would ban cameras on smartphones.

      Why not ban strapping smartphones to your head while you’re at it? That’s basically what these glasses are, after all.

      Tell us: What, specific regulations would you be looking for?

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        15 hours ago

        Not just perverts. Women have repeatedly caught police stalking them with hidden cameras. Journalists have caught police committing all sorts of crimes with hidden cameras.

        Here in my home town, someone caught a local business trying to extort them with a hidden camera.

        You’d think that with the possibility of hidden cameras being anywhere, evildoers would be a bit more careful. Nope!

        Instead, they’re trying to be the ones controlling all the cameras and secret surveillance. If they’re the only ones that are legally allowed to secretly record people, then what you’ve got is a much more powerful police state.