So there’s a difference between the security cameras around, which we have little agency over and despite our lack of trust, do have a rationale to exist, and someone privately filming a person against their will, without the agency to object or move. While people are entitled to film others and there’s definitely context, if someone were to ask for the filming to stop, you would expect a decent person to comply.

Add to that, the lack of agency that a hidden camera gives. There’s the real issue; being unaware of being filmed by a possible pervert and not having the ability to request it stop or move away. If it’s a phone or GoPro and I can see it, I can ask politely or choose to move. Agency.

I don’t think people underestimate at all how much they’re being filmed. I’m aware, I don’t like it and there’s nothing I can do about it. I think that’s somewhat different to a glasshole filming people for their own entertainment or whatever to be honest.

I agree with the Senators opposing this. I think these should be banned, with non recording pairs that identify objects made available to the visually impaired.

leave society if you want privacy, but good luck

Genuinely there are cameras everywhere and majority of society doesn't typically seem to care any more. I see people walking into public bathrooms, phones out. And the odds are they are texting or whatever, but no one bats an eye even though there are cameras on the back and front of the thing.

Never saw that happen with an old camcorder.

The Facebook ones do have a light, but there are guides online to show you how to cut the cable to disable it.