@Lana

I'm curious what the charges would be (loitering, stalking, harassment?).

It's interesting as a comparison to Flock. Their arguments (and those of their law enforcement clients) have often relied on the notion that they're simply automating activity that has always been legal, and that people don't have a reasonable expectation of privacy when in public view.

But I'm not sure that's strictly true anymore (if it ever was). I think you're right that private citizens performing these actions would very quickly attract law enforcement attention and quite probably arrest and civil/criminal charges.

@Nichelle

Nothing super formal here. I bought a Jackery battery/panel combo that was on sale earlier this year for emergency backup power, but I decided to leave it deployed most of the time and use it occasionally for charging devices or running small appliances like vacuum cleaners. I've already paid for it, so I might as well use it.

I haven't gone so far as to plug it directly into my house's mains. I don't have the equipment for it, and I still have residual concern about lineworker safety. For now, occasionally using the battery unit's built-in USB and inverter outlets are fine enough for me.