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Police Surveillance in Your Home

Houston's police chief suggests that cameras should be placed in homes to help fight crime. I first saw this story in Slashdot, and couldn't imagine anyone taking the idea seriously. Schneier then commented on the story, and in reference to the chief's statement that "if you are not doing anything wrong, why should you worry about it?" he notes:

One of the problems we have in the privacy community is that we don't have a crisp answer to that question. Any suggestions?

My response: If I'm not doing anything wrong, then why do you need to spy on me?

Kevin Kenan on February 25, 2006 in Security |

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Brian Beuning

When do I get access to the camera in
the Police Chief's home?

Posted by: Brian Beuning | July 07, 2006 at 12:40 PM

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