1984 Comes To Boston

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."'"

Comments

Re:Sick

[Ken@WearableTech]

Are you alowed to take pictures in public in your country? We are here, I guess thats what makes us sick. BTW we are the absolute leader of the world.

Re:It's a city, and a public place.

[d474]

1. When they start putting cameras in my house or start using satelites to spy on what I'm doing inside my private area thats when its a violation of my right to privacy.

Hey Einstein, by the time the Government starts doing that, it'll be far too late for you to complain. You will already be OwNeD.That's why we must stop this shit NOW, while we still have legal ways and means to speak out against it and limit it.

If we all wait to fight this violation until the time you suggest, our options become limited. The citizens would have to resort to armed uprising, or submit to this privacy invasion. I'd rather not live in that world.

I won't even comment on your alias.

Re:Your Rights Online? What a joke.

[iphayd]

You're right. 1984 has nothing to do with increased government surveillance. Nor does it have anything to do with keeping the people in a state of terror allows the government to steal our liberties. Nor does 1984 have anything to do with the government rewriting history. Finally, 1984 has nothing to do with the world being in a constant state of war to assist in keeping the population in fear.