Eli5 why are many civil rights groups against public video surveillance and facial recognition?

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Edit, I wanna preface this question with the fact my bike was stolen from right next to a camera. The theft is on tape but the perp wasn’t identified

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Because there are fundamental issues with its use being inconsistent with the Constitution, and there are always fears that technology might be abused.

The way that the current White House has been antagonistic to many minorities, etc. cause fear that such technology could be used to intimidate, track, or otherwise abuse power to punish/harass those people or be used for political gains (tracking opponents, outspoken critics).

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