This chapter, which argues for the regulation of the surveillance of public places in the context of public privacy and the right to anonymity in the United States, describes the extent of camera surveillance and the deficiencies in the way legislatures and courts have reacted to it. It also discusses the result of a study that reveals the extent to which ordinary citizens value the ability to walk and drive the streets without having to contend with constant technological monitoring.

This chapter, which argues for the regulation of the surveillance of public places in the context of public privacy and the right to anonymity in the United States, describes the extent of camera surveillance and the deficiencies in the way legislatures and courts have reacted to it. It also discusses the result of a study that reveals the extent to which ordinary citizens value the ability to walk and drive the streets without having to contend with constant technological monitoring.