>So I came across this story this morning: >*http://tinyurl.com/2kzj24 >* >Personally I don't think that this violates any 'privacy' issues. I >mean, you are in a vehicle that is outside in the public, driving down a >highway with other vehicles, and you have windows which means the inside >of your vehicle can be seen.. I mean, there are laws now that prohibit >someone from viewing sexually explicit movies on the overhead DVD >players in cars now in some states. >* >http://tinyurl.com/7nlol >* >This part says it all: > >?I think those restrictions would apply if the content is located in a >vehicle,? said Jeff Matsuura, director of the law and technology program >at the University of Dayton. ?You have effectively moved beyond the >privacy of your own home.? > >I totally agree that there should not be any expectation of privacy when >you are in your vehicle. I know I don't expect any. When I am in my >truck, I know that everyone can see in the front windshield and can see >quite a bit in the front side windows. I do have my back windows tinted >very dark because I live in the desert, and I want to keep my truck cool >and my leather looking nice, not to hide what I am doing inside. > >In Germany, they have cameras set up along highways that snap a very >nice, very clear picture of not only your car and license plate, but >your face. It is not obscured in any way. I know because I got my >picture taken once when I lived there. I don't see Germans screaming >about privacy issues, so why should we? > >When I drive on the 210 freeway twice a month for my Guard drills, I see >so many people driving in the car pool lane by themselves. This is a >24/7 lane, not a rush hour only lane, so no one except cars with two or >more people, or motorcycles are allowed. The problem that this causes is >that when you are obeying the law and you have more than one person in >your vehicle, because of the extra vehicles that are breaking the law >that are congesting the lane, it is sometimes almost as slow or as slow >as the other lanes, so what is the incentive for carpooling if not to >save time and the environment? Catch these people any way you can, slap >them with large fines, and maybe we can actually have the car pool lanes >used for their intended purpose. > > >What do you all think? > > >Bruce
its public behavior in a public placer, therefore there is no violation of privacy. If people think that being in a car is private behavior they are mistaken. Besides I remember seeing some reports that people would do all they could to violate HOV regulations, using mannekins, inflatable dolls etc. Its completely contemptible behavior. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get the answers you are looking for on the ColdFusion Labs Forum direct from active programmers and developers. http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/categories.cfm?forumid-72&catid=648 Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:243517 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
