The NYPD is being sued by the New York City Liberties Union over security cameras placed throughout Manhattan. Despite turning over 91 pages of documents, the NYCLU still feels it doesn't have enough information about the location of the cameras and what the data is used for.
New York is clearly trying to take a page from London, who used their CCTV system to help find the terrorists involved in the July 2005 attacks.
So what sort of an invasion of privacy is this? The cameras are placed in public areas with the intent of preventing future terror attacks.
I still haven't made up my mind on the idea of CCTV systems being used here. I can certainly see their advantage and recognize that my comings and goings can already be tracked by something as small as my credit or debit card transactions.
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