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Imagine you are walking down the street talking to someone either on your phone or in person. Facial and voice recognition are very advanced these days.



And where’s the privacy in that? I’m walking down a public street in the largest city in America talking out loud. There’s nothing private about that situation.


Perhaps a couple strangers would hear a few words but don't know who you are. If police or other state agency are pervasively watching, listening, and recording, I think you would agree that is quite a different situation.


A cop can still legally follow me around and overhear my conversation with a recorder


Sure but there are not enough cops to follow and record everybody on the street all day. Any number of cops following and recording random people would cause some alarm. One computer can do the job of a million cops and be imperceptible.


Not without a warrant




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