
“As Americans have grown increasingly comfortable with traditional surveillance cameras, a new, far more powerful generation is being quietly deployed that can track every vehicle and person across an area the size of a small city, for several hours at a time. Although these cameras can’t read license plates or see faces, they provide such a wealth of data that police, businesses and even private individuals can use them to help identify people and track their movements. Defense contractors are developing similar technology for the military, but its potential for civilian use is raising novel civil liberties concerns.”
Related posts:
Hungary receives 422,000 applications under new citizenship-by-descent program
Tons of radioactive water pouring out of crippled Fukushima nuclear plant
Chinese university fires outspoken economist amid crackdown on dissent
Turkish Public Sours on Syrian Uprising
Health advocates want menthol cigarettes banned
HSBC Judge Approves $1.9B Drug-Money Laundering Accord [2013]
Stockman: GOP made budget deal a 'joke and betrayal'
Iran’s new U.N. nuclear envoy gets harsh reception
Two Algerians repatriated from Guantanamo: Pentagon
FBI is investigating former Utah trooper Lisa Steed
New smartphone extension helps you find your lost cat or grandma
Drones patrolling U.S. borders spark controversy over privacy
Mongolia pushing for rail, pipeline links with China, Russia, official says
These Vehicles Are Tons of Fun, and Good for Thwarting Road Rage
The daughter of Cuba’s vice president defects