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breakpointalpha | 24 days ago

I can't imagine that the authors of the Constitution predicted always on, AI enabled facial and license plate recognition on every street corner in America.

If this is what they thought was possible, why write the 4th Amendment?

Unreasonable search and overbearing government was one of the key issues of the American Revolution.

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AndrewKemendo|24 days ago

> I can't imagine that the authors of the Constitution predicted always on, AI enabled facial and license plate recognition on every street corner in America.

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety - Ben Frank

Iirc he was a founder

try_the_bass|24 days ago

I know this is supposed to be some kind of "gotcha", but I'm legitimately curious: what essential liberty is someone giving up being surveilled in public?

wredcoll|24 days ago

Sorry, which part of the facial recognition cameras is liberty?