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Will Microsoft’s Police Surveillance System Violate Your Privacy?

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Mashable; By Alex Fitzpatrick 		Mail this story
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The Microsoft-powered police surveillance system being installed in New York City is an impressive bit of innovation... The system, dubbed the Domain Awareness System (DAS), sounds like science fiction: Part Minority Report, part 1984. It connects thousands of security cameras in the city owned by the NYPD and private businesses, collecting and archiving up to 30 days worth of their archival footage at a time.

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cr ·
I'd be a lot more worried if it was developed by somebody competent.
skelband ·
Because as soon as it comes online (if it hasn't already), it is going to be the #1 attack target, you can be sure of that.

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