NYPD bypassed facial recognition ban to ID pro-Palestinian student protester

You have the judge coming down on the side of privacy, which is good; but the circumstances of the particular case are troubling (allegations of someone throwing a rock at someone else).

I'd be happier gaining ground for privacy rights with cases about, e.g., blanket surveillance, using surveillance for political purposes, surveillance capitalism, etc. Then we figure out where the best lines are for when surveillance actually should or can be used.

(Edit: And ill-considered downvotes is why I'm not going to bother to try to have a meaningful discussion on HN.)