Government tracking vs. local surveillance - which one should worry you more?

I compared how much data the NSA collects through cell towers versus how much our own city's cameras catch in downtown Austin. The NSA casts a wider net but the city cameras at 6th and Congress recorded my face 14 times in one afternoon. That local system feels more invasive since it's tied to real-time police alerts. Has anyone else looked into their town's camera network and found something that made you uneasy?

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bennett.noah19d ago

Man, that really hits home. I had no idea how many times a local system could snap you in one day. I live in a smaller town and our cameras aren't tied to police alerts, but I saw a map of all the intersections with license plate readers and it gave me a sick feeling. Makes you wonder who's watching and what they're doing with that info when you're just walking down the street.

eric_murray2619d ago

Those readers just sit there passively storing data, nobody is actively watching the footage.