Constitutionality of mass surveillance

[firestar464]

On this page (https://www.futuretimeline.net/22ndcent ... piancities), it describes sophisticated surveillance systems being implemented in cities. I'm not sure of the constitutionality of this. Is the article assuming that the Constitution will have changed significantly by then, or is it something else?

[caltrek]

Ummm....I don't think the Constitution has anything to say about sophisticated 21st century monitoring and surveillance technologies. Unfortunately, the current court has already shown a very restricted interpretation of the Constitution as to any right of privacy that might be inferred from that founding document. This points to the absurdity of insistence on original meaning within the Constitution. The founding fathers simply could not have anticipated how technology would develop 250 years in the future. Yet, the current Supreme Court insists on explicit language.

The Constitution was supposed to be a flexible document that could be amended as time progresses. Unfortunately, it has become increasingly difficult to amend that document absent a clear consensus on the need to do so. There are simply too many "law and order " types out there to block needed revisions to make that document more specific regarding the type of protections needed.

[firestar464]

Hmmm, what does international law say then?