I think that would lead to society questioning the justification to have them.

At least the police state would also be on record!

I have proposed elsewhere that for companies like Flock doing surveillance of the public, it should be legally required for every company executive and board member to have their cameras, ALPR systems, audio surveillance, drone systems, etc - installed outside their homes and along their routes to work and along their routes to their children's schools and their spouses workplaces - and all of that data be publicly accessible. And I'd suggest the same goes for senior management at decision makers at every town and police department and private company that signs a contract with them.

"For their own safety", as they'd have us believe.

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

...people can just follow you in public. there's nothing illegal about that.

there is no reasonable expectation of privacy in a public setting, nor should there be. anyone arguing there should be is giving up basic rights because they're scared.

the issue is when public feeds get recorded and are allowed to be viewed at a later date. the data retention is the issue, not the privacy.

If I was being stalked I'd rather have public surveillance data that I could compile (or pay somebody else to compile) versus relying on law enforcement, who has no duty to protect me.

Making surveillance public levels the playing field for everybody.