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Cameras and phones are being used at all times of the day, but certain objects can be captured unless with permission. Its good to know what right you have against cops detaining and confiscating your property.

A lot of schools are looking into cameras because they want there kids to have a safe school. Many people have a issue with this, I do not see a problem.

This article discusses how "in order to prevent and assist in theft at gas stations" cameras are being placed at pumps, all I see is more privacy being taken away from the everyday person, you can see directly into the vehicle.

Many business are using new technology such as biometric finger scans and facial recognition to make sure employees are free of criminal history and are allowed to have computer access. People are concerned about the privacy issues that go along with facial recognition. Once the business gets a facial scan they can look up other personal information such as phone numbers, social network accounts, and home address.

I had a friend once that worked for a hardware store. He told me that the place had a camera by the front door with facial recognition. He was told that was so that they knew if ex-employees came back into the store. I'm not sure what they had to worry about, and I thought that was very unusual.

One after the other, investigations of Planned Parenthood prompted by hidden-camera videos released last summer have found no evidence of wrongdoing. On Monday, a grand jury in Harris County, Tex., went a step further. Though it was convened to investigate Planned Parenthood, it indicted two members of the group that made the videos instead. (Not my words).