You made a scene, while intentionally avoiding saying anything that could be construed as a threat (which is generally an attempt at subtle threatening), and you hope that you shook him up.
To remove that part: you hope that you shook up a local business owner for not entertaining your questions about the features of his security system?
I would mention it if they were his neighbor or a cab driver as well.
It's not a matter of respect, but this person simply installed a security system for their safety. They're obviously not extremely technical. They're just trying to go about their day, serve their customers and make a living, and go home.
My point in that wording is that it's some random local person in the community, not the head of the NSA's PRISM program. It's actually crazy to try and shake that person up for installing security cameras in their coffee shop and not getting everyone who walks in to sign a consent form to be recorded.
> It's not a matter of respect, but this person simply installed a security system for their safety.
And OP asked questions about it and got brushed off. At least in most of Canada (not even EU), if you’re collecting personal info, you have to answer to how/what/why you collected it and provide notice of that too.
ok we have to close this thread but I will say that a) you have several assumptions there that I know are not this case b) I own my actions and I repeat it here for the group c) many systems of law are changed over time; the law has not caught up to the tech, and it is up to people in daylight to make the world, not backroom deals or secret profiles. I will stick with that one - this is a Daylight Action if you see what I mean
To remove that part: you hope that you shook up a local business owner for not entertaining your questions about the features of his security system?