The Washington Post reports on what new surveillance cameras can reveal: tracking “every vehicle and person across an area the size of a small city, for several hours at a time.” The cameras are unable to record license plates or faces, but “they provide such a wealth of data that police, businesses and even private individuals can use them to help identify people and track their movements,” the report states. There are clear law enforcement benefits to the technology, as the ACLU’s Jay Stanley acknowledges, stating, “If you turn your country into a totalitarian surveillance state, there’s always some wrongdoing you can prevent.” However, he warns, “The balance struck in our Constitution tilts toward liberty, and I think we should keep that value.” (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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