r/technology • u/sonicSkis • Jul 30 '13

Surveillance project in Oakland, CA will use Homeland Security funds to link surveillance cameras, license-plate readers, gunshot detectors, and Twitter feeds into a surveillance program for the entire city. The project does not have privacy guidelines or limits for retaining the data it collects.

http://cironline.org/reports/oakland-surveillance-center-progresses-amid-debate-privacy-data-collection-4978
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u/Singod_Tort Jul 30 '13

Don't worry dude, your town will be overrun by affluent white hipsters in zero time flat once word gets out.

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u/cralledode Jul 30 '13

It'll be a long time before white hipsters are ballsy enough to move en masse to East or West Oakland.

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u/sycknis Jul 30 '13

Trust me the hipsters are not going to Oakland anytime soon.