Originally Posted by
platbrownguy
AA, as a private actor, cannot violate a reasonable expectation of privacy at all. One has a reasonable expectation of privacy, in the constitutional sense, only against state actors, and AA ain't one. Thus AA can be sued for negligence perhaps but not for having a poor privacy policy.
Not doubting your experience but TX warrants don't require all of this to issue -- and not all receiving states undertake such a thorough obligation to vet an out-of-state FOJ warrant. There certainly is no constitutional obligation for them to do so.
AZ does not either, basically a name and DOB will work but the more info like social security numbers, addresses, etc help make sure that the right person gets the warrant attached to them.
Not making sure that the person in custody is in fact the same person on the out of state warrant (the FOJ is just a process between Governors to get the person held and transported) is a recipe for lawsuits.
Especially in Texas with the vast amount of identity fraud from those who cross illegally and purchase an identity.
Originally Posted by
GUWonder
What do you think would happen if AA put up cameras to record general passenger activity in the plane lavatories and recorded that usage? Passengers have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the plane lavatories and AA’s invasion of privacy would be legally actionable and put AA at risk of losing money in a court of law. In other words, being a private actor is not an effective legal defense for privacy invasions in places where customers have a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Specifically illegal in many states. The situation you describe (surreptitious recording) is a high level felony in AZ. Being that AA has a heavy presence would mean those airplanes count not go near the state. Not to mention the PR nightmare when discovered and put out in media.
Originally Posted by
GUWonder
I wouldn’t be so sure about the above. AA can violate a reasonable expectation of privacy of passengers with what it does. And since AA doesn’t have the immunity protections that a government organization may have, AA, for its own financial interests, should have a policy that responds to the risks of having employees being so eager to data dump one or more passengers’ info/circumstances into the hands of whatever lazy LEO comes by on a wild goose chase to try to snare someone.
Other modes of public transportation have cameras (cars, taxis, busses) so I dont see why an airline could not put up cameras in the cabin. I for one would welcome it.