Google Banning Facial Recognition Apps on Glass

[dalethepcman]

"Boiled down" the US 1st appellate court ruled unanimously that taking pictures and video in a public place, you are permitted to be in, of objects and people in plain view from said public place is protected without exception (!!!) under the U.S. 1st Amendment. This ruling was passed in March 2010, due to a civil rights lawsuit against the city of chicago. (police officers arrested a civilian for video taping them)

so...."boiled down"....we a citizens can at any point claim we are citizen journalists (iReporters for CNN for example are all citizens unaffiliated with any major news media group). And as journalists we can take pictures and record video at any time we are on public property, or on private property with the permission of the property owner. The only exception is audio record, including when video is recorded with audio, because it violates state wiretap laws in CERTAIN states. Consult your state laws to see if you have wiretap laws which recording video in public locations would violate. If it does, disable audio recording and your legal once again.

The exact ruling of the 1st circuit appellate court is as follows...

"Gathering information about government officials in a form that can readily be disseminated to others serves a cardinal First Amendment interest in protecting and promoting 'the free discussion of governmental affairs."

See the line about "government officials", see how it doesn't state "Anyone."

This was in response to the city of Boston (not chicago) using federal wiretapping laws to claim right in their confiscation of a citizens cellular phone that was used to record officers making an arrest, and their arrest and detainment of the citizen.

Nowhere does it say you have the right to record me and do as you please with the recording, just that you have the right to record government officials if your intent is to distribute information about those activities.

Taken out of context you can attempt to make things say what you want. Things look a little different when you take things in context and provide exact quotes. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but what I have stated is fact.

Don't take my words at face value though always make an informed decision yourself. Google that quote, you will get thousands of hits.

 

[capt_taco]

Those idiots. They just banned Eden of the East.