Monday, March 25, 2013

The Rise Of The Surveillance Society


'We're Going To Have More Visibility And Less Privacy': Mayor Bloomberg Admits Soon NYPD Surveillance Cameras Will Be On Nearly Every Corner And In The Air -- New York Daily News

'You wait, in five years, the technology is getting better, they’ll be cameras everyplace . . . whether you like it or not,' Bloomberg said Friday. 'The argument against using automation is just this craziness that 'Oh, it’s Big Brother.' Get used to it!'

Big Brother is watching. Now get used to it!

Envisioning a future where privacy is a thing of the past, Mayor Bloomberg said Friday it will soon be impossible to escape the watchful eyes of surveillance cameras and even drones in the city.

He acknowledged privacy concerns, but said “you can’t keep the tides from coming in.”

“You wait, in five years, the technology is getting better, they’ll be cameras everyplace . . . whether you like it or not,” Bloomberg said.

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My Comment: With the American public being totally apathetic on this issue .... Mayor Bloomberg is probably right that 'We're going to have more visibility and less privacy'.

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