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Judge: Amazon “cannot claim shock” that bathroom spycams were used as advertised (arstechnica.com)

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Tech legal expert Eric Goldman wrote that a victory for the plaintiff could be considered "a dangerous ruling for the spy cam industry and for Amazon," because "the court’s analysis could indicate that all surreptitious hook cameras are categorically illegal to sell." That could prevent completely legal uses of cameras designed to look like clothes hooks, Goldman wrote, such as hypothetical in-home surveillance uses.

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[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (3 children)

They make a good point. If you sell someone a camera that specifically looks like a towel hook, where would you expect them to use it? I can't speak for anyone else, but I don't generally put up towel hooks in the living room or the garage...

[–] derf82@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

And show pictures of it used in a bathroom.

[–] gullible@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Neither here nor there, but suction cup towel hooks in the kitchen are amazing. Dropping every towel on the ground every time you open the oven and then pretending they’re clean enough to dry your hands is just silly. Amazon should be culpable for selling tailored voyeurism tools.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

"Your honor, we thought it was an entryway coat hanger."

Amazon, probably.