Some valid observations. Basically, if it's in "plain view" (that is, it the polizi have a right to be wherever they are...) anything they see is fair game and not normally protected under the privacy laws. Example; an enforcement agent driving down the freeway happens to look over and notices your pot of Columbian sunning in your window, you can bet your coffee money on a search warrant being issued. The deal with the "can't identify the perp" mentioned above is probably because of a combination of the quality of the CCTV, the angle of view it has to the perp, and any problems the perp creates with clothing or other concealing methods. I doubt that any action challenging the use of cameras in both public and *legal* places (not where you have a reasonable expectation of privacy, like your home) could find support in any serious court, no matter who appointed the justices. BTW, instead of worrying obout who sees you in public, how about when you check into your motel room, or the change room at the beach? do you check the mirrors for small false silvering circles that conceal a lens, check the "paintings" carefully for embedded lenses, check the clock radio that it is not fed by a cable instead of a power cord and turn it towards the wall, check the fire alarm led that it isn't a lens, ..... and the list goes on, and on, and on ...? ;)
