To augment information about you that it collects directly, the US Government is buying less-regulated information harvested by cameras, cellphones and apps and sold on the commercial data market.
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The CCTV ecosystem is evolving – but it’s still a sparse patchwork with limited efficacy in reducing or prosecuting crime.
Facial recognition, social media and location tracking give law enforcement a leg up in a monumental investigation.
If you thought police surveillance was mere CCTV, it’s time to catch up on what’s happening on the other side of the lens.
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Professor and Director, Centre for Research into Information, Surveillance and Privacy, University of Stirling
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Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
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Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Penn State
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Affiliated Faculty Member, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, Penn State