D.C. Forging Surveillance Network Privacy a Concern as 1st Phase Links 4,500 Cameras

RolandTD20Kdrummer

...and for the love of god perhaps just maybe point a couple at the pentagon this time ffs....(and also make sure they are turned on after...very key)

Seems to be some huge problems with cameras working in DC

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/30/AR2008043003430.html?nav=rss_business

"The D.C. government is launching a system today that would tie together thousands of city-owned video cameras, but authorities don't yet have the money to complete the high-tech network or privacy rules in place to guide it.

The system will feature round-the-clock monitoring of the closed-circuit video systems run by nine city agencies. In the first phase, about 4,500 cameras trained on schools, public housing, traffic and government buildings will feed into a central office at the D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency. Hundreds more will be added this year. "