Bloomberg: New Yorkers will 'never know where our cameras are'
Published time: April 26, 2013 22:49
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg visits the Lower Manhattan Security Initiative on April 23, 2013 in New York City. (AFP Photo / John Moore)
New York City police officials intend to expand the already extensive use of surveillance cameras throughout town. The plan, unveiled Thursday, comes as part of a drive for increased security around the US following the Boston Marathon attack.
New York City Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly announced the plan during a press conference with Mayor Michael Bloomberg, in which the two announced that the suspected Boston Marathon bombers were planning to attack New York next. The pair said they hope to discourage criminals by using so-called “smart cameras” that will aggregate data from 911 alerts, arrest records, mapped crime patterns, surveillance cameras and radiation detectors, among other tools, according to The Verge.
“You’re never going to know where all of our cameras are,” Bloomberg told reporters gathered outside City Hall. “And that’s one of the ways you deter people; they just don’t know whether the person sitting next to you is somebody sitting there or a detective watching.”
Kelly said the Domain Awareness System, nicknamed “the dashboard,” would centralize already existing data captured on the between 3,500 and 6,000 cameras already placed throughout the city with new technology developed in conjunction with Microsoft. The project is expected to take three years to complete and cost between $40 and $50 million.
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Comment by 14300 on April 30, 2013 at 6:46am
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Lets see if these hidden cameras will be put in the NYC Subways to show what really happens this July 2013 for the scheduled DHS "Aerosols DRILL" in the NY Subways! Keep that on your calendars and be ready with personal recording devices (cameras/cell phones) to document what really goes down in NYC Subways.
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Comment by Maria De Wind on April 29, 2013 at 11:16pm
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can't hardly wait for it to happen
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Comment by Central Scrutinizer on April 28, 2013 at 9:36am
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Sorry buttmunch, but if they're wireless IP AP Camera's, then YES, they will know, find and hit your precious!
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Comment by DTOM on April 28, 2013 at 7:09am
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Bloomberg has just invited every hacker on the planet to shut down 'the dashboard'...
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Comment by Just Bill on April 27, 2013 at 11:12pm
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Stazi, anyone?
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