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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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[–] ericjmorey@discuss.online 1 points 2 years ago

Eric Goldman doesn't seem like he's making a good faith argument. It looks like a nonsense argument.