“All over the United States, law-enforcement agencies quietly adopt technology that would spark intense debate if they first asked permission. They treat the public they are meant to serve as if its views don’t matter.”
Read more: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/05/the-undemocratic-spread-of-big-brother/560999/
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