tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post1150948086686414798..comments2024-03-20T00:37:30.189-04:00Comments on Photo Business News & Forum: Privacy Rights, Cellphone Searches, and PhotographersJohn Harringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941161605443479300noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-33234434982604328532010-01-05T09:41:28.790-05:002010-01-05T09:41:28.790-05:00I do not trivialize any of this, and I am an Ameri...I do not trivialize any of this, and I am an American who loves his country but does not love it with blinders on, but criminal police/authoritarian behavior is not new or on the rise. Just remember that a mere 50 to 60 years ago our fellow black Americans were being lynched. My point is to be vigil, to organize and fight such behavior but let's not forget that the bad guys aren't just in gangs and organized crime.Rich Greenhttp://www.rjgreenphoto.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-64534778092713362052009-12-29T18:23:09.551-05:002009-12-29T18:23:09.551-05:00The trick is to have another cell phone somewhere ...The trick is to have another cell phone somewhere off premises, so that when they do come and take your possessions, camera, car keys, cell phone, you have a back up. If the Feds are involved, can you say Fusion Center,and the weakest possible link to national security is initiated, then the game is over with a national security letter. Sorry to say it, but the 4th amendment is in shambles. Fear rules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-82016101755614399382009-12-29T14:02:56.571-05:002009-12-29T14:02:56.571-05:00When I first started reading this I thought for su...When I first started reading this I thought for sure that you had been arrested for something. Glad that that is not the case. Thanks for the post and look forward to hearing more.Boston Photographer | MWynnehttp://mwynne.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-17941261644613607942009-12-29T09:42:38.673-05:002009-12-29T09:42:38.673-05:00I think it was Benjamin Franklin who said somethin...I think it was Benjamin Franklin who said something like <br /><br /><i> Those who would give up their rights do not deserve those rights </i><br /><br />Strong reasons exists for the right to privacy and the requirement for judicial review before police conduct a search. Power tends to corrupt. Those with the power unchecked <b>always</b> creep into using it for political, vengeful purposes, or personal gain.Scott Doctorhttp://www.greatscottstudios.comnoreply@blogger.com