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QUESTION
What is the difference between private and business surveillance cameras?
2:48:30
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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.