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Public Up-Skirt Cams Ruled Legal

Posted by timothy on from the when-judges-go-without-sleep dept.

bje2 writes "Privacy advocates will undoubtedly be up in arms about a ruling by the Washington State Supreme court which decided that such privacy violating technology as 'up the skirt cams' are not illegal in public places (like a mall)... CNet has the story here."

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  1. Re:I don't understand this ruling by zero1101 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Well, let's put it this way:
    So let's say your ISP keeps a log of all of the web sites you visit. They can't tell it's you from your IP address, so what difference does it make?

  2. Reasonable expectations of privacy. by fmaxwell · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This ruling is fundamentally flawed. Women wear skirts with the expectation that people will not see up them since people, are, by and large, taller than 24". A woman could reasonably expect that, were she not walking on a scaffolding that people would not see up her skirt. That technology has made it possible for someone to violate a woman's privacy with a quarter-sized camera does not mean that it should be legal.

    Another question: Based on this ruling, a woman should expect that people will be able to see up her skirt. Does that mean that she would be guilty of exposing herself if she wore a knee length skirt with no underwear?