Do You Trust Gov't to Know Every Detail About You?

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The City of Oakland’s Domain Awareness Center will have the capability to collect and store surveillance footage in real-time from a broad range of sources, including police-operated cameras in public locations, like the port and the schools, and from privately owned cameras (with consent, of course). Other data sources, like automated license plate readers, social media and gunshot detectors, would also spill in.

The Department of Homeland Security is cutting the initial checks for this project, which has been in the works since 2008. The DAC is all about “situational awareness,” which basically means knowing what’s going on around you with as much detail as possible. The idea is that this could potentially help first responders during a range of events, such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters and civil unrest.

Such a system could also offer local, state and federal law enforcement another tool to map out the daily habits and patterns of residents regardless of whether they are committing a crime. And they don’t have to hack your information like the NSA. It would be there for the taking.