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What is the difference between private and business surveillance cameras?

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The council member and the executive director discuss the differences between private surveillance cameras in homes versus cameras used by businesses.

The executive director argues there is a significant difference between a private home surveillance system and cameras used by businesses that are open to the public.
He expresses concerns that business camera systems can be abused or misused, like tracking consumer behavior for advertising purposes.
The council member suggests some businesses may already be engaging in surveillance practices similar to targeted advertising.

Robert Holden

2:48:30

I do respect your advocacy and But we talked about cameras.

2:48:35

Speed cameras.

2:48:36

We talked about red light cameras.

2:48:38

Mhmm.

2:48:38

You were kinda against that too at that at one point, you just said, We shouldn't that's abs you know, that's observing us.

2:48:46

We have I have a camera system on my house because I need I need protection.

2:48:50

Somebody comes into my my yard or my driveway.

2:48:53

I get an alert.

2:48:54

That's a good thing, I think.

Albert Fox Cahn

2:48:56

And I think there's a world of difference between you operating that on your own property versus someone else.

Robert Holden

2:49:03

Or or business operating to protect their property?

2:49:06

That's not the same?

Albert Fox Cahn

2:49:08

I think that there's a huge difference between something you open up to the world as a place where anyone can come in business.

2:49:16

That is a fundamentally different dynamic than a private home.

2:49:20

And that's why when we look at the laws governing public accommodations for nondiscrimination.

2:49:26

For accessibility.

2:49:28

It is a complete world apart.

2:49:30

And I I think with the camera systems we're talking about, you know, the reality is they're not these are systems that are ripe for abuse.

2:49:41

But as we've seen with Mass And Square Garden.

2:49:44

But also, they can be used for any number of things.

2:49:47

Think about a world where You're walking down the supermarket aisle, and every choice you make in the supermarket is being sold to advertisers.

2:49:56

As a way to better understand.

Robert Holden

2:49:58

Well, some people feel Google does that now.

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