Drivers have become accustomed to security cameras that catch a license plate number when someone violates a traffic law at toll booths and even stoplights. However, the lowly traffic camera is sparking a whole new debate in its role as part of the homeland security initiative that the New York Police Department has for Wall Street and contiguous areas of Manhattan. The department reportedly plans to install throughout the area up to 3,000 such cameras as part of the Lower Manhattan Security Initiative. The security network should be completed by 2010.
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Street Cameras and Privacy Worries to Surround New Yorkers
Posted by: Kimberly Hill July 10, 2007 02:51 PMDrivers have become accustomed to security cameras that catch a license plate number when someone violates a traffic law at toll booths and even stoplights. However, the lowly traffic camera is sparking a whole new debate in its role as part of the homeland security initiative that the New York Police Department has for Wall Street and contiguous areas of Manhattan. The department reportedly plans to install throughout the area up to 3,000 such cameras as part of the Lower Manhattan Security Initiative. The security network should be completed by 2010.