According to a CNN Money article by Keith Proctor, following the tragic terrorist bombings in Boston, more and more lawmakers are calling for increased surveillance across the country, ensuring the continued growth of the surveillance industry. Proctor says that although privacy issues will always be a hurdle in regards to surveillance, people are starting to value their personal safety over their privacy.
But due to drastic cuts in Homeland Security grants to states over the years, lawmakers have to figure out how to increase surveillance with less money. The result? Drastically improved surveillance technology, referred to as “video analytics,” where surveillance footage is analyzed entirely by artificial intelligence.
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