Secret Cameras Record Baltimore’s Every Move From Above
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Secret Cameras Record Baltimore’s Every Move From Above
Monte Reel
Bloomberg
23 August 2016
Mixed Media / Over 3000 Words
Scope of Response: National
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Technology developed in the military to find who was planting roadside bombs to take out American soldiers has been adapted for civilian use by a former member of the Air Force, whose company seeks to work with police departments to use it to solve crimes. The airborne cameras provide hours of consistent surveillance and have proven highly effective at tracking down perpetrators so police can arrest them. But civil libertarians are alarmed what this widespread surveillance means and how it will be used, particularly since Baltimore officials did not tell the public about it for months.
Although it sacrifices privacy, these cameras help keep the city safer by waning down on crime.
Surveillance like this is helping solve crimes, but also infringing on the privacy of the people. This is very conflicting because people want a safer city, but at what cost to their privacy?
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