YouTube Removes Video of Reactions To Being Videoed

theodp writes "To follow-up on an earlier Slashdot post, GeekWire reports that YouTube has removed Surveillance Camera Man's latest video of people's sometimes-violent reactions to being videoed, citing its policy of prohibiting content designed to harass, threaten or bully ("This video has been removed as a violation of YouTube's policy prohibiting content designed to harass, bully or threaten"). In a neat coincidence, the YouTube ban comes just after similar complaints were lodged against Google Glass. 'Some people also seem to feel threatened by Google Glass,' Philip De Cortes wrote in Google Glass Will Fail. 'They wonder if they're being recorded, and they feel like the tool could be used against them in some way.'"

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[IndustrialComplex]

You are modded funny, but you aren't actually wrong.

I've long complained that you either have to be very wealthy, or willing to walk (and be wealthy) to avoid waiving your rights to something as fundamentally simple as a trip from New York to LA. The logistics involved (not driving to avoid 'implied consent' and other rights removing stipulations) are enormous even if you just put on a pair of shoes and decided to walk. (12 hour days of 4mph walking would take you 41 days to go 2000miles)

However, online at least, you can take some precautions which sacrifice convenience, but not to the insane levels that your physical presence would require. Obviously if you have the full force of the government looking for you specifically, it's not going to be simple, but in general through the use of VPNs, public access points, and a few other techniques, it's still at least reasonably possible.

That certainly doesn't mean that it is as easy or convenient as it should be, but maintaining your anonymity online to chat with someone cross country is a hell of a lot easier than if you tried to do it in person while maintaining anonymity.