Almost 3 in 10 Surveillance Cameras at the Southern Border Don't Work, Report Shows
About 3 in 10 cameras part of Border Patrol's main surveillance system along the southern U.S. border are not working, making it more difficult for border agents to address crossings between ports of entry, according to a new report. The memo, distributed to agents in early October and initially reported...
30% of the cameras in Border Patrol's main surveillance system are broken, memo says
Nearly one-third of the cameras in the Border Patrol’s primary surveillance system along the southern U.S. border are not working, according to an internal agency memo sent in early October, depriving border agents of a crucial tool in combating illegal migrant crossings. “The nationwide issue is having significant impacts...
Sacramento police launch Public Safety Camera Network as critics warn of mass surveillance
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — ABC10 is going inside the Sacramento Police Department's Real Time Information Center as they prepare to roll out the new Public Safety Camera Network. The idea behind the program is to get as many existing cameras as possible from neighborhoods, businesses and the government on one computer system, known as "FUSUS."
Hong Kong plans to install thousands of surveillance cameras. Critics say it’s more proof the city is moving closer to China
Glance up while strolling through parts of downtown Hong Kong and, chances are, you’ll notice the glassy black lens of a surveillance camera trained on the city’s crowded streets.
Surveillance Cameras Are Detected on Border Palm Trees; Officials Believe they Belong to Cartels
Authorities are constantly investing in new, cutting-edge technology to reduce the amount of unlawful crossings through the southern border, with devices ranging from drones to blimps. However, for every technical advancement pulled off by authorities, there's bound to be a way in which smugglers and cartels tries to evade them....