Privacy or safety? U.S. brings ‘surveillance city to the suburbs’

The spread of Fusus, a police technology platform that merges public and private cameras with predictive policing and other surveillance tools, is sparking debates in towns across the U.S.

Officer Mike Martinez has a mental map of all the security cameras in the small Californian town of Rialto.

… “This is not about Big Brother watching you,” he told Context from behind the wheel of his black and white SUV police cruiser. “This is about public safety.” — Read More

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