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Judge: Amazon “cannot claim shock” that bathroom spycams were used as advertised

arstechnica.com Judge: Amazon “cannot claim shock” that bathroom spycams were used as advertised

A West Virginia judge largely denied Amazon's motion to dismiss lawsuit.

Judge: Amazon “cannot claim shock” that bathroom spycams were used as advertised

Tech legal expert Eric Goldman wrote that a victory for the plaintiff could be considered "a dangerous ruling for the spy cam industry and for Amazon," because "the court’s analysis could indicate that all surreptitious hook cameras are categorically illegal to sell." That could prevent completely legal uses of cameras designed to look like clothes hooks, Goldman wrote, such as hypothetical in-home surveillance uses.

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