In the movie Ocean’s Eleven, Julia Roberts turns to her boyfriend, played by Andy Garcia,and says, “You of all people should know, Terry, in your hotel, there’s always someone watching.”

A couple caught on a kiss-cam at a Coldplay concert in the Boston area should have thought about this. Their embrace went viral after it was broadcast on the jumbotron at the stadium and then across the Internet.

The problem is the couple in question were, in fact, having an illicit relationship, as they are each married to other people (or at least they were married at the time of the incident).

There’s no word on the reaction of their respective spouses, but the man in question, the CEO of startup Astronomer, has been relieved of his duties. The woman was his HR Chief. Hmm. I wonder what the company policy is on relationships with direct reports?

Here’s the thing. In today’s world, we have to believe that just about everything we are seeing and doing in public spaces is being recorded—maybe not on a kiss-cam, but if not on video surveillance, than on multiple cell phone cameras.

We became aware of what happened to George Floyd because his murder was captured on video. We learned how a Delta pilot made some pretty dramatic evasive maneuvers a few days ago to avoid a military plane in his path, then apologized to passengers for the unscheduled bumps—because someone recorded it on video. We see the slaughter of over a thousand innocent Druze in Syria by ISIS forces and Hamas operatives gorging themselves on plenty of food in underground hideouts while their people above ground fight for food—because it’s been recorded on video.

The lesson for all of us: Presume there’s always someone watching and act accordingly—even when there’s not.

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