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Wednesday, December 26, 2007

New Video Surveillance Cameras - High-Tech Law Enforcement Spying Programs - Popular Mechanics

New Video Surveillance Cameras - High-Tech Law Enforcement Spying Programs - Popular Mechanics: "Security expert Bruce Schneier says that it is naive to think that we can stop these technological advances, especially as they become more affordable and are hard-wired into everyday businesses. (I know of a local pizzeria that warns customers with a posted sign: 'Stop stealing the spice shakers! We know who you are, we have 24-hour surveillance!') But it is also reckless to let the advances proceed without a discussion of safeguards against privacy abuses. 'Society is fundamentally changing and we aren't having a conversation about it,' Schneier says. 'We are entering the era of wholesale surveillance.'"

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