Surveillance shift: San Francisco pilots program allowing police to live monitor private security cameras

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The trial would give law enforcement access to live footage by consenting residents, a departure from the city’s previous stanceLast week San Francisco city leaders approved a 15-month pilot allowing police to monitor live footage from surveillance cameras owned by consenting businesses and civilians without a warrant.The 7-4 decision by the San Francisco board of supervisors was a major loss for a broad coalition of civil liberties groups that had argued the move would give police unprecedented surveillance powers. It also seemingly marked a departure from the progressive stance on surveill ...

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