Big Brother in little Carolina – city wants surveillance cameras catching every car's plate

Most people think of the proliferation of cameras in London, and last year’s coverage of similar work in New York City, as a big city affair. Cops in North Carolina want in on the action too, submitting a grant for systems that will record license plate numbers and compare them to a national criminal database. Privacy rights advocates are worried the cities aren’t setting clear usage guidelines or retention policies that may result in fishing expeditions against law abiding [...]

Share