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July 4, 2016 07:52 am PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/oQnVrZSOJh0/hidden-anti-crime-mics-are.html
Hidden "anti-crime" mics are proliferating on US public transit, recording riders' conversations
New Jersey public transit was forced to remove the bugs it had installed on its light rail system after a public outcry, but Baltimore's buses and subways remain resolutely under audio surveillance, while in Oakland, the cops hid mics around bus-shelters near the courthouses to capture audio of defendants and their lawyers discussing their cases. (more…)
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/oQnVrZSOJh0/hidden-anti-crime-mics-are.html
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