German courts routinely differentiate between things done automatically at high-speed and the same action performed manually. While the former is <i>theoretically</i> equivalent to the latter, in practice it&#x27;s impossible to do large-scale data evaluation by hand so it&#x27;s not reasonable to judge them by the same criteria. Additionally, in Germany the state and the people are barred from using certain kinds of information in mass even if they had been publicly displayed.<p>Just as a more concrete example, I&#x27;m not allowed to point a camera out of my window and film the things happening at the lively public street below me 24&#x2F;7. A single short clip of the general area on the other hand is completely fine.