US landowners in privacy fight with govt surveillance cameras

Lawsuits in Tennessee, Pennsylvania highlight little-known ‘open fields’ powers allowing law enforcement agents to access private property without a warrant – and even leave cameras. — Photo by Michał Jakubowski on Unsplash

WASHINGTON: Hunter Hollingsworth was driving through his rural Tennessee property one morning when he saw something sparkle.

“I thought it was a raccoon or a possum, shining in a tree. Then I realised it was a camera with an antenna,” Hollingsworth, 32, recalled of the 2018 incident.