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April 18, 2006

NYC Installs Surveillance Cameras

New York City is the latest major metropolitan area to install surveillance cameras in an effort to strengthen the city's counterterrorism efforts. New York joins other big cities, including London and Chicago that have installed similar devices for similar purposes.

The real story, though, probably comes with following the software programs that give rise to privacy concerns raised by civil libertarians.

Posted by Christopher Kriva at April 18, 2006 12:36 PM

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