To most effectively enable stalking applications
"For their own safety", as they'd have us believe.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Making surveillance public levels the playing field for everybody.
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.
In fact, people had a reasonable expectation of privacy in public spaces before there were cameras everywhere.
I personally value my fundamental right to privacy.