• howrar@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    Maybe police shouldn’t be allowed to pay a third party to do something they themselves aren’t allowed to do. Just a thought.

    • Cethin@lemmy.zip
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      1 day ago

      Absolutely. It’s stupid that they maybe possibly can. It’s being tested in the courts. They definitely are allowed to abuse it to some extent, but maybe not like they are with these cameras. It doesn’t make any sense either way though.

      The way phone data works, they have to get a warrant. They aren’t legally allowed to obtain it from phone companies until they have one, even if the company is more than happy to provide it. How this doesn’t automatically apply in the same way to these cameras is crazy.