[SenAnder]

> It is legal to do this, apparently

I am extremely skeptical of this, no matter what this judge says. This seems to be a clear case of illegal wiretapping [1]. Having an illegal act perpetrated upon one, whether it is wiretapping or assault, seems a very clear "injury". It is baffling that there would have to be some kind of financial price attached to be recognized as harm by a court. A disgusting reduction of justice to mere finance, something I would expect from the cartoonishly greedy Ferengi of Star Trek, than a real court.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiretapping#United_States

[mistrial9]

agree and - the crux here appears to be .. when you are in a moving vehicle on public roads then you have no expectation of privacy -> slippery slope -> license plate readers run by govt 24x7; license plate readers run by parking lots or retail shopping malls; interception of cell traffic via stinger units in strategic locations; interception of the driver's cell phone communications.. etc.

Gov Gavin Newsom preparing to run for President, is OK'ing these uses quickly and without public discussion