Re: We know where you are. And where you've been ...

[Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com>]

On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 11:14 PM, Blanchard, Michael (InfoSec)
<michael.blanchard () emc com> wrote:
> Oh I like that one!
>    Follow all public figures, or maybe jsut certain ones, and publish everything to the 'net as it's happening.  
> Maybe use twitter :-)
>
>   7-18-13 20:06 Mayor #Manino just left Bob's big boy after eating 5 doubles.  Driving a tan Smart car lic plate 
> Mass-123ABC
>
>   7-18-13 20:32 Mayor #Manino is arriving at 123 mumble ave and entering the house.
>
>  7-20-13 13:23 John #Kerry just left feed store with a new feed bag and 50 pounds of horse feed, heading south on the 
> 95 in a Prius lic plate Mass-456MNB
>
> I love it!!  After all, it's simply public record!
Yeah, we could monetize it to ensure good coverage. Pay a citizen a
bounty for catching a public official in conflict of interest, a
material omission or a crime. Give it a catchy name and it will be
accepted like PATRIOT Act. Perhaps it can be called BOPS - Bounty for
Ornery Public Servants. BOPS sounds fun and friendly....

Jeff

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeffrey Walton [mailto:noloader () gmail com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 05:56 PM
> To: Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu <Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu>
> Cc: FunSec List <funsec () linuxbox org>
> Subject: Re: [funsec] We know where you are. And where you've been ...
>
> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 5:10 PM,  <Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu> wrote:
> > On Thu, 18 Jul 2013 16:49:09 -0400, Joel Esler said:
> >
> > > License plates are not private information.
> >
> > Yes. But does the location of the car they're attached to count as private info?
> >
> > Is it legitimate to use massive amounts of cameras to end-run the court cases
> > where a warrant was required to use a GPS tracker?  How is using cameras
> > instead of a GPS different?
> +1.
>
> I'd love to see investigators follow all public officials like
> paparazzi. I'd like to know when they get to work, who they eat lunch
> with, when they go home, what route they take, when they have a
> beverage at a bar, and when they meet their mistress or masseuse. The
> public officials should not object since there's no expectation of
> privacy in public; and its *not* less privacy than afforded to average
> citizens.
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