Privately Owned Public Camera Network

By Carlton Purvis, Published Aug 29, 2013, 12:00am EDT (Info+)

Grant funding is drying up, but the need for technology is not. Cities are getting creative when it comes to finding new ways to fund surveillance systems. Some are looking at adopt-a-camera programs or leasing systems. But more often, they are combing public funds with money from grants or local associations to buy a system owned by the city.

In the case of one California city, however, the local business associations funded the entire system, making it a privately owned, public surveillance system. This raises very serious questions about fair contracting and the use of the system. In this note, we dig into the details and issues.

Background

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Comments (1)

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Hal Bennick

Trafficware, a CUBIC Company
09/03/13 06:34pm

A "free" "donated" system using KBC wireless? Where's my popcorn?

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