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Cambridge, Mass. Moves To Nix Security Cameras

Posted by timothy on from the buncha-lefties dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Citing privacy concerns, the Cambridge, Mass. City Council has voted 9-0 to remove security cameras scattered throughout the city. 'Because of the slow erosion of our civil liberties since 9/11, it is important to raise questions regarding these cameras,' said Marjorie Decker, a Cambridge city councilor. Rather than citing privacy, WCBVTV is running the story under the headline 'City's Move To Nix Security Cams May Cost Thousands.'"

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  1. Give WCBVTV some credit! by greg_barton · · Score: 4, Funny

    They could have said "City's Move To Nix Security Cams May KILL YOUR CHILDREN!"

    I mean, remember poor Caylee?

  2. Re:Costing Thousands? by superdave80 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Installing camera system: $264,000

    Turning them off and leaving in place: $0

    Big brother not watching you anymore: priceless

  3. title? by quickOnTheUptake · · Score: 5, Funny

    Cambridge, Mass. Moves To Nix Security Cameras

    Did anyone else think this meant they were installing security cameras running BSD?

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  4. Re:wankers by MightyYar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Cambridge MA is full of a bunch of nerds and malnourished artist types.

    And apparently, 9 Al-Qaeda operatives on city council.

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  5. Re:May cost thousands? by loteck · · Score: 5, Funny

    Having become so accustomed to hearing the term "millions", "billions" and, more recently "trillions" used to describe public spending, I had to look up this strange word "thousands". Apparently, it represents something akin to like .0001 percent of a trillion dollars. I had no idea such antiquated amounts of money were still spent in the public sector. I thought you couldn't even get a toilet seat for under a million...

  6. Re:Costing Thousands? by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why don't they just deactivate them and leave them in place? That shouldn't cost too much, I wouldn't think...

    Yeah, it's not like some bored MIT students would figure out how to hack into them and have their own little surveillance network...

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  7. Re:Costing Thousands? by Hijacked+Public · · Score: 2, Funny

    Massachusetts isn't going to let you in with an M4.

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  8. Oh, hello, this is the UK. by serviscope_minor · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh hello, this is the UK. I say, would you mind lending us some of your politicians? We'd be very much obliged.

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    1. Re:Oh, hello, this is the UK. by MooseMuffin · · Score: 5, Funny

      Sure, take them all.

  9. Re:Costing Thousands? by Leebert · · Score: 5, Funny

    Massachusetts isn't going to let you in with an M4.

    Or a Light Brite.

  10. Re:When will you get it right? by Uberbah · · Score: 2, Funny

    On what planet does one camera qualify as "systematically"?