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It's complicated and involves more than one decision. While Walmart is definitely allowed to set whatever rules they want, whether they are enforceable without risking a civil rights or even equal protection lawsuit is another story. That being said -- These cases distinguish public vs private access businesses (i.e., private clubs with membership access vs. publically accessible business establishments): Daniel v. Paul (1969) Roberts v. United States Jaycees (1984) Board of Directors of Rotary International v. Rotary Club of Duarte(1987) Next, based in the video in question - the Muslim employee claimed the customer had no right to film her against her will, implying a privacy concern. The following cases address whether there is a reasonable expectation of privacy in a publically accessible establishment: Katz v. United States (1967) See v. City of Seattle (1967) Marshall v. Barlow’s, Inc. (1978) Donovan v. Dewey (1981) New York v. Burger (1987) Maryland v. Macon (1985) Next, we can address other issues, such as how inconsistent enforcement of their rule may constitute discrimination and thus be construed as a violation of a variety of civil rights. But, it's late, and I am not going to look up every case there is on the subject.

This is horrifying and every American needs to hear this California resident exposes what’s really going on with Flock Cameras in America “I want to be clear what these cameras actually are, and I say that with somebody with 20 years of experience in IT. I've served as the chief network architect for Fortune 500 companies, I've designed data centers, and today I work on cloud infrastructure for one of the largest loan origination companies in the country. I'm not speculating on how this technology works. I've read their patents and I know how it works. Flock advertises these cameras as simple license plate readers. But their own patents tell a different story. They're AI-powered surveillance machines that capture every passing vehicle and person and transmit that data to a private corporate cloud, making it queryable by a multitude of state and federal agencies. The city of Corona does not control that database, and Corona residents have no public record rights against a private company's servers. Our daily movements are being harvested by a $7.5 billion corporation, that only answers to venture capital investors, not to us. Flock did not reach that valuation on their per-camera subscription fees. That math doesn't add up The city council should also understand who they're doing business with. Flock CEO was asked whether the company had any federal contracts. He said no. That was a lie. Public records revealed that Flock had been secretly running a pilot program giving the US Border Patrol access to local police camera data without the knowledge of the cities that paid for the cameras. Now consider who's behind the company and where your data flows. Flock integrates directly with Palantir, a data fusion platform, with a $30 million contract with ICE. Peter Thiel, the founder of Palantir, is also one of Flock's primary investors. These are not separate companies with separate agendas. They are connected actors that are building a connected infrastructure. Palantir's own CEO stated publicly just this month that his technology is being used as a political instrument, designed to reduce the political power of certain voters. And that's the ecosystem that our Corona cameras are feeding into. We're not anti-police at all. We're against mass surveillance of innocent residents by a company with a documented record of deception, built by investors with a stated political agenda. We're asking the City Council to start auditing the queries made against Flock's database, to disclose any data sharing agreements, and to take a vote to cancel the Flock safety contract” I looked more into this and he is 100% right Patents describe broader object detection, including tracking people and pedestrians, patents like US11416545B1. The system uses a centralized cloud database for nationwide queries Data goes to Flock’s private cloud, AWS-based, encrypted. Nationwide lookup is common, 75%+ of customers are enrolled enabling cross-jurisdictional searches. Residents have no direct public records access to the corporate servers. This creates a mass surveillance network feeding a private company’s infrastructure If you ask me this is laying the infrastructure for a mass surveillance network in America. We are being lied to. Cancel all contracts nationwide

@FoxNews People can't feed themselves??? She wasn't too concerned about that last November when she and other Dems held SNAP hostage with the longest government shutdown in US history.

“People can’t feed themselves.” AOC ripped the Trump administration over spending on the National Mall reflecting pool and the planned White House ballroom, arguing that Americans are struggling to afford groceries, rent, and mortgages. She called the priorities “deeply out of touch” and “insulting” to everyday people.

@BreitbartNews She can't be serious. The fillibuster is the Democrats favorite political weapon. They use it more than the Republicans, so we're expected to believe that suddenly they want to do away with it? However will they hold SNAP hostage again, if they do? 🤔🧼🫧

Pramila Jayapal: We cannot "uphold our democracy" until we eliminate the "Jim Crow legacy filibuster" "40 mostly white men, who represent 12% of the country's population in the United States Senate, can block us from actually reinstituting voting rights, reforming the Supreme Court, and doing all of the things that are required for us to uphold our democracy."

@DavidJHarrisJr Let's see whether he still thinks that when he turns 65. 😂

Ben Shapiro: "No one in the United States should be retiring at 65 years old. Frankly, I think retirement itself is a stupid idea unless you have some sort of health problem." Thoughts?

@Geniustechw globalnation.inquirer.net/163694/raisins…

Islamist Imam in Germany openly preaching: “As soon as you enter Paradise, 72 virgins will be waiting for you. When you are done with one virgin, the next one will be ready for you. The virgins won’t be jealous of each other.” Your thoughts?

@SpeakerJohnson This is what happens when decades of warnings go unheeded.

There are little Mamdanis popping up all around the country, and they're openly avowed socialist Marxist ideology. This is something that we have never seen before in American history.  This is about moving away from a constitutional republic to a communist utopian ideology, and that's a dangerous thing for the future of the country.

@1Nicdar 1972

Definitely before my time. What year do you think this was?

So-called "Jim Crow" laws are still dead. And may they continue to stay that way.

😂😂😂

@TaraBull Here at The Weekly Soapbox we like to say, "It all comes out in the wash." Apparently, though, there are some exceptions.

TikTok Trend Goes Viral as Content Creators Sabotage AI Robots Over Job Loss Fears “We need to get YN’s to unite, these robots finna take all our jobs and none this sh*t gone matter,”

@Gitmo99 I'm calling this news story fake, and if you listen to the narrative, you'll understand why. No true news caster is going to say the children were LED (spelled out, as one would speak of LED lighting) as opposed to saying they were led.

An Atlanta kindergarten teacher was fired after using a safety tether rope to keep 12 children together during a park field trip. A parent filmed the children "tied up" and accused the teacher of humiliation, leading to termination over school image concerns. The incident sparked a debate, with some viewing the method as degrading and others arguing it was a necessary safety measure for young children in public. #HIAW 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@roman_temnenko @SephJ_APY @ImMeme0 When SCOTUS hands down a decision, it does address the case, however it does so through principle. So while some of those do involve police agencies, there is a much bigger picture that pertains to more than the police.

@WeeklySoapbox @SephJ_APY @ImMeme0 Did anyone read the referenced cases? IMO none of them relates to overruling Walmart’s filming policy etc: 1,2,3 are on accessing minorities, 4-9 are about searches or seizures by officials. Offering such weak arguments is a misservice to anyone who would trust you.

Muslim immigrant Walmart employees started harassing an American shopper who was simply recording her own shopping trip. One cursed at her, and the other made a cut-throat gesture across her neck, threatening her not to post the video. All while wearing the official “Happy to Help” vests. This is what unchecked “diversity” looks like in your local store. These two need to be fired because they don’t belong in jobs serving the American public with this kind of third-world behavior.

It's complicated and involves more than one decision. While Walmart is definitely allowed to set whatever rules they want, whether they are enforceable without risking a civil rights or even equal protection lawsuit is another story. That being said -- These cases distinguish public vs private access businesses (i.e., private clubs with membership access vs. publically accessible business establishments): Daniel v. Paul (1969) Roberts v. United States Jaycees (1984) Board of Directors of Rotary International v. Rotary Club of Duarte(1987) Next, based in the video in question - the Muslim employee claimed the customer had no right to film her against her will, implying a privacy concern. The following cases address whether there is a reasonable expectation of privacy in a publically accessible establishment: Katz v. United States (1967) See v. City of Seattle (1967) Marshall v. Barlow’s, Inc. (1978) Donovan v. Dewey (1981) New York v. Burger (1987) Maryland v. Macon (1985) Next, we can address other issues, such as how inconsistent enforcement of their rule may constitute discrimination and thus be construed as a violation of a variety of civil rights. But, it's late, and I am not going to look up every case there is on the subject.

@Th3H3llB3nt1 @SephJ_APY @ImMeme0 Thanks for the great idea! Pinning to my profile

@WeeklySoapbox @SephJ_APY @ImMeme0 Thus should be #pinned

@LangmanVince He was pardoned by the Biden Administration. However, now he can be compelled to testify before Congress.

It looks like Dr. Fauci got away with it! This makes my blood boil!

@RandPaul What part of "Fauci received (and accepted) a full pre-emptive pardon" are you having a hard time understanding? While he can't be charged, he can still be forced to testify under oath before Congress.

TODAY is the day. The DOJ must charge Fauci for lying under oath or lose the chance forever. This man oversaw gain-of-function research at the Wuhan lab, lied to Congress about it repeatedly, and watched as you were called crazy for asking questions. The statute of limitations expires tomorrow. The American people have waited long enough for accountability.

@Dolphin4735 @JesseASweeney @ImMeme0 @CMategra1 @Walmart So they can trespass people all they want, but -- depending on the reason -- they may face some lawsuits and serious public scrutiny. In the case of this video, despite that their customer acted stupidly, her complaint against the employee was valid.

@Dolphin4735 @JesseASweeney @ImMeme0 @CMategra1 @Walmart That wouldn't stand up in a court of law.

In another post I stated a couple of reasons of many why I felt it would be weak. It's not a cut and dried issue. Walmart directs their employees to take pictures, and Walmart, as a corporation has caneras rolling all throughout the store. Plus, they have even used "unauthorized" video in court as part of witness statements/testimony regarding store incidents. Some of their own footage has been released in public - showing up on sites like "People of Walmart". Some of their paid influencers regularly take video of inside the store with customers all around, and they put it on social media. I'm sure the courts would just love that hypocrisy.

@WeeklySoapbox @Dolphin4735 @JesseASweeney @ImMeme0 @CMategra1 @Walmart Yes it would 🤡 . A private business can make any rules the want. The same way you can kick someone out of your home for recording you, the store can kick you out for recording in theee as well. It’s a PRIVATE business that’s why you can be trespassed😹😹

@SephJ_APY @ImMeme0 Public meaning publically accessible, by the way.

@SephJ_APY @ImMeme0 Sorry, but SCOTUS says they are public. Theu are public access, and people have a right to record in public. They also record all shoppers.

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