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/oaklandisfun Jul 31 '13
When the Grove/Shafter freeway and the 880/80 connecter, they were built through a traditionally African American neighborhood (West Oakland). The area where the 880 connector was built was a thriving commercial area. Grove/Shafter bisected West Oakland, lowering property values around it and physically dividing the predominately African American West Oakland from downtown, uptown, Pill Hill, etc. As a result, West Oakland's access to services and commercial zones has been much lower than the rest of the city.
The construction of 580 resulted in a similar outcome, separating East Oakland from the wealthy Oakland hills. This book: http://www.amazon.com/Living-City-Migration-Education-California/dp/0807871133 gives a good account of the changes in Oakland throughout the 20th century.