Earlier quoted context omitted.
The distinction between could could and should? Or the distinction between private and public? Because all are debated on a regular basis, vary by jurisdiction/country, and are not black and white. Take the issues surrounding filming police officers in public is an example.
Take the issues surrounding filming police officers in public is an example. Right, and that's a good example of what I was talking about in my earlier reply, with regard to any attempt at "fixing" the Ring situation leaving us in a worse place than where we are now. Currently, in the US, you have the right to put up a doorbell camera and record anything that happens on your property or in public areas adjacent to it…
The problem is that this is not your data alone. These devices are cloud hosted and subject to subpoena (at best). Indeed any restrictions on these recordings will serve the police.