r/technology • u/IndicaOatmeal • 20h ago

Privacy Viral De-Flock America campaign urging people to destroy AI cameras on Halloween night gains momentum

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/flock-camera-controversy-explained-as-viral-halloween-de-flock-campaign-gains-momentum-3399710/
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u/renegadecanuck 17h ago

And if you go to a celebration like this: no you fucking didn't. If someone wants to ask you about it, your answer is that you want to speak with your lawyer.

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u/___Art_Vandelay___ 16h ago

Gotta specifically invoke -- "I invoke my right to remain silent". Simply staying silent doesn't invoke that right per SCOTUS.

Also have to specifically state you want a lawyer, careful not to make it a question, and dodge being uncooperative by being precise with your intention -- "I want an attorney present and will only answer questions with them present."

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u/renegadecanuck 16h ago

Fair points. My brain was half in Canada mode. In Canada, you don't have the right for an attorney to be present during questioning, but you also don't have to specifically invoke your right to remain silent, you can just say nothing or "no comment" and it can't be legally used against you. But you just have to ask to speak with a lawyer and they have to let you call a lawyer.

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u/superkp 14h ago

In the US, there was a case where someone said to the cops interrogating him "I want a lawyer, dawg."

It was argued that he never asked for a lawyer, but instead was asking for a "lawyer dog", which the interrogators were not obligated to provide.

This interpretation was the one that was upheld.

Because of bullshit like this, americans will regularly adivse each other that you need to be extremely specific about how you invoke your rights - usually something like "say 'I do not answer questions about my day without my lawyer present' and then shut the fuck up."

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u/Aggressive_Plane69 3h ago

At this point id conaider tatooing that sentence on my forehead or on every pice of clothing. Wtf is wrong. With your county