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1984 Comes To Boston

Posted by timothy on from the panopticonjob dept.

walmass writes "In preparation for the DNC in Boston, 75 cameras monitored by the Federal government will be operating around the downtown Boston location. There are also an unspecified number of state police cameras, and 100 cameras owned by the Metro Boston Transit Authority. Quote: 'And it's here to stay: Boston police say the 30 or so cameras installed for the convention will be used throughout the city once the event is over. "We own them now," said police Superintendent Robert Dunford. "We're certainly not going to put them in a closet."'"

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  1. "We own them now," by way2trivial · · Score: 4, Funny

    anyone else wonder if the chief is a hacker who was just misquoted?

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  2. Bar-hopper by arakon · · Score: 5, Funny

    damn, I guess there will be no more public Urination for me...

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    1. Re:Bar-hopper by ThatsNotFunny · · Score: 2, Funny

      New York City, now there's a city where public urination is possible!

      Little known fact, this was the slogan before "I Love New York".

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  3. Re:Security vs Liberty. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Glad I live in the US of A and not where you live!

  4. Shouldn't that be "All your CCTV are... by TheScienceKid · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...belong to us" ?

  5. Camera Placement by telstar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe they can put one inside Fenway to watch the RedSox terrorize their fans with another losing season.

  6. You leave that to the Baron and me by Cumstien · · Score: 2, Funny

    Time to break out - Baron von Costume's DELUXE DISGUISE KIT

    Now police will be anticipate crime waves when sales of fake mustaches and chin putty go up.

    cinatas si gis siht

  7. Re:Similar situation in UK by StateOfTheUnion · · Score: 2, Funny
    a few streets were covered with CCTV cameras. Result: crime shifted towards other areas,

    Maybe we could put cameras all over the US except for one tiny area (e.g. Jersey City . . . sorry if your from there) and all the criminals would find themselves corraled into a tiny area.

  8. Re:It's a city, and a public place. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, we must fight for our public privacy! I'm sorry, I'm just far more concerned with those peeping Toms in the appartment building next to me that I see through my telescope than the camera pointed at the intersection below.

  9. Dammit by Orne · · Score: 4, Funny

    And yet, they make us pay for New Orleans' Mardi Gras videos... why can't the public get free feeds of that? Please?

  10. Re:Security vs Liberty. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    anti-American elitism

    Glad to see you recognize those of us in the rest of the world as your betters.

  11. Re:Security vs Liberty. by RLiegh · · Score: 5, Funny

    What do you mean? I'm free to express my politically incorrect opinions on race and class, I'm free to support the republican party, I'm free to go to the baptist church of my choice, I'm free to drive around town with the biggest flag money can buy on my car

    I truly, honestly don't know what you could be talking about.

  12. Re:1984? by AHarrison · · Score: 2, Funny

    Big Brother is protecting you, I am sure. Way to be an ignorant tool.