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Chicago's High-Tech Cameras Spark Privacy Fears

Posted February 10, 2011 9:30 AM

From Discovery News - Top Stories:

A vast network of high-tech surveillance cameras that allows Chicago police to zoom in on a crime in progress and track suspects across the city is raising privacy concerns. Chicago's path to becoming the most-watched U.S. city began in 2003 when police began installing cameras with flashing blue lights at high-crime intersections.

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Re: Chicago's High-Tech Cameras Spark Privacy Fears

02/11/2011 9:30 AM

And the Chicago crime rate has fallen how much since 2003?

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