27 Sep
2000
27 Sep
'00
9:39 p.m.
Sampo A Syreeni writes:
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Well, I think that as long as a conventional photograph is taken from a public place, it does not constitute a punishable breach of privacy. What's so very different about doing the same thing with IR?
Sampo Syreeni <decoy@iki.fi>, aka decoy, student/math/Helsinki university
One could argue that all electromagnetic radiation is in the public domain and receivable. However it is illegal to have equipment capable of receiving cell phone conversations because the rights of the telephone company and the rights of the conversants could be violated. IR equipment is capable of seeing far more from outside a house than just the wall temperature. This kind of surveillance is clearly invasive, in my opinion.