Cambridge, Mass. Moves To Nix Security Cameras

An anonymous reader writes "Citing privacy concerns, the Cambridge, Mass. City Council has voted 9-0 to remove security cameras scattered throughout the city. 'Because of the slow erosion of our civil liberties since 9/11, it is important to raise questions regarding these cameras,' said Marjorie Decker, a Cambridge city councilor. Rather than citing privacy, WCBVTV is running the story under the headline 'City's Move To Nix Security Cams May Cost Thousands.'"

Give WCBVTV some credit!

[greg_barton]

They could have said "City's Move To Nix Security Cams May KILL YOUR CHILDREN!"

I mean, remember poor Caylee?

Re:Costing Thousands?

[superdave80]

Installing camera system: $264,000

Turning them off and leaving in place: $0

Big brother not watching you anymore: priceless

title?

[quickOnTheUptake]

Cambridge, Mass. Moves To Nix Security Cameras

Did anyone else think this meant they were installing security cameras running BSD?

Re:wankers

[MightyYar]

Cambridge MA is full of a bunch of nerds and malnourished artist types.

And apparently, 9 Al-Qaeda operatives on city council.

Re:May cost thousands?

[loteck]

Having become so accustomed to hearing the term "millions", "billions" and, more recently "trillions" used to describe public spending, I had to look up this strange word "thousands". Apparently, it represents something akin to like .0001 percent of a trillion dollars. I had no idea such antiquated amounts of money were still spent in the public sector. I thought you couldn't even get a toilet seat for under a million...

Re:Costing Thousands?

[gEvil (beta)]

Why don't they just deactivate them and leave them in place? That shouldn't cost too much, I wouldn't think...

Yeah, it's not like some bored MIT students would figure out how to hack into them and have their own little surveillance network...

Re:Costing Thousands?

[Hijacked Public]

Massachusetts isn't going to let you in with an M4.

Oh, hello, this is the UK.

[serviscope_minor]

Oh hello, this is the UK. I say, would you mind lending us some of your politicians? We'd be very much obliged.

Re:Costing Thousands?

[Leebert]

Massachusetts isn't going to let you in with an M4.

Or a Light Brite.

Re:When will you get it right?

[Uberbah]

On what planet does one camera qualify as "systematically"?

Re:Oh, hello, this is the UK.

[MooseMuffin]

Sure, take them all.