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by Dylan16807 3835 days ago
I'm not advocating anything. Also note that I might take issue with cameras even in areas where I don't expect to have privacy.

In what way do those 'higher up' have privacy? Even a CEO is commonly able to be monitored by HR.
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the-dude 3835 days ago
The CEO has it's own office. He can close the door. If he wants, there will be no surveillance.

He even has an employee hired to protect his privacy: his secretary, which sits in front of this door. 'No sorry, mister Buffet is not in right now'.

The cleaner, the factory worker etc has to work in public places an thus can ben surveilled 100% of the time?

> I'm not advocating anything

You are at least condoning surveillance of everything that is under YOUR control. 'My property', 'I am paying for this'. Expressing your opinion like this in this context can only be explained as advocacy.

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Dylan16807 3835 days ago
>You are at least condoning surveillance of everything that is under YOUR control. 'My property', 'I am paying for this'.

Those are not words I said.

I just wanted to know how you drew the line.

Which has helped me understand you better. I think you define the word 'privacy' differently than I do. I am against surveillance in many areas where I do not expect 'privacy'. You also draw a similar distinction, where you're okay with someone physically watching a plumber but not setting up a camera.

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djhn 3835 days ago
> Even a CEO is commonly able to be monitored by HR.

What do you consider "being monitored" in this context? The CEO answers to the board. Would I be naive in assuming the CEO is so far above HR and IT that monitoring him wouldn't be within their jurisdiction without the board requesting something specifically behind the CEO's back?

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