[MR] surveillance

[Angela Faye Yau]

I'd have to agree with Gen here, I have found video of myself participating in SCA events posted to youtube that I never knew were taken so the whole phone camera issue has removed most privacy rights.  If you are behaving within the law you have nothing to be concerned about.  As a wildlife major, we had a presenter who was a secret agent going undercover and placing these types of cameras to catch those committing wildlife crimes such as poaching black bears just to cut out their gall bladders for sale in Asia.  These are not nice people and if this camper were to run into them and know what they are doing they would be just as likely to kill both him and his daughter.  Having seen this presenter I appreciate the great risks our wildlife law enforcement takes to protect our country's resources and those of us who chance running into such unsavory characters.  Having worked in nature parks for over ten years I can also say that some very nasty things go
 on in parks because it is "out of the way", I wish it were only nature loving outdoors folk or reenacters we had visiting parks but unfortunately that is not the case.
Be thankful that someone is watching your back and catching the criminals,
Faye


From: Jennifer Dobyns <jendobyns at verizon.net>
No.  No need for mass hysteria here (or endless beating of dead  horses).  This isn't a case of Big Brother watching us all, it is more  likely the case of some type of operation designed to nab someone  doing something illegal (there have been many cases of things like  marijuana farms being kept in areas like this, for example). Besides, the relevant point  here is it was on _public_ land.  There is no expectation of privacy  in public.  And realistically, considering the technology available on  cell phones, violation of our privacy is more likely to come from  individuals than government organizations.
Genevieve