{"id":3259,"date":"2011-06-16T01:00:52","date_gmt":"2011-06-16T05:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/cyborgology\/?p=3259"},"modified":"2011-06-16T13:14:59","modified_gmt":"2011-06-16T17:14:59","slug":"do-americans-have-the-right-to-conduct-citizen-surveillance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/cyborgology\/2011\/06\/16\/do-americans-have-the-right-to-conduct-citizen-surveillance\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Americans have the Right to Conduct Citizen Surveillance?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Citizen-generated film footage – from the Zapruder film<\/a>, to the Rodney King<\/a> beating, to 9\/11 – has long served an important role in shaping media narratives around major news events.\u00a0 Yet, with the recent advent of smartphones, virtually everyone will soon have the ability to film public events at virtually anytime.\u00a0 What many people do not realize is that the legality filming\u00a0 other people varies widely from state-to-state.\u00a0 Massachusetts and Illinois, for example, both have strict laws about filming without consent, even in public.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, the technologies are increasingly being used by everyday citizens to record interactions with those in positions of authority.\u00a0 This trend is often described as sousveillance<\/a> (meaning observation from below).\u00a0 For some people, this instinct to record of seemingly significant events has become almost second nature.\u00a0 Consider the recent video from Casey Neistat<\/a>, who immediately pulled out a camera when stopped by an officer while biking.<\/p>\n