days. then, police say, erased in line with privacy guidelines. do you think this is overly intrusive into new yorkers lives? no,i don t. this is all public data. we re not going into someone s private domain. this is all on the street. the opinion is the nypd collects too much private information. do you think new yorkers need to be more aware of how much is being done in the name of security? i think so. the history of surveillance never stops with the principal object of the surveillance. they say, i don t mind, because they re just going after islamists because they don t identify with them. but why talk about new york s
the cameras can see a lot more. they can read license plates and see in infrared and take images so precise they can pick out a single squirrel in central park. this camera cannot pick up a cigarette about a mile away. most new yorkers in and tourists have no idea they are being watched on roof tops or the observation deck of the empire state building. pretty crowded. how far away are we from that? about a mile and a half. is that a mile and a half out? i can see what she is wearing and the red scarf and the jacket and with a hat. not a single person has taken notice. are privacy guidelines don t allow them to look in individual departments, but with the technology they have, it is possible. as good as it is, the view from
hour, do you think in three days you would be able to find me? we definitely would be able to find you. the data is stored on huge computer hard drives for 30 days. then, police say, erased in line with privacy guidelines. do you think this is overly intrusive into new yorkers lives? no,i don t. this is all public data. we re not going into someone s private domain. this is all on the street. the opinion is the nypd collects too much private information. do you think new yorkers need to be more aware of how much is being done in the name of security? i think so. the history of surveillance never stops with the principal object of the surveillance.
it is stored on huge hard drives for 30 days and erased in line with privacy guidelines. is this overly intrusive? no,i don t. this is public visual data. we are not trying into anyone s private domain. this is what s happening on the streets. critics do not agree. the new york defense attorney handles civil liberties cases and said the nypd collects too much private information. do you think new yorkers should be mohr aware of how much is being done in the name of security? i think so. it never stops. the history of surveillance never stops with the surveillance. one of the reasons why they say i don t mind, they are going after muslims and islamic terrorists because they don t identify with them. the nypd said they stopped 12 major plots against new york since 9/11. but why talk about new york s
in lower manhattan monitors more than 1,700 cameras installed since 9/11. they re programmed with el ga rhythms so they can automatically detect patterns. if someone leaves a bag in front of a key building or a car circles a block repeatedly, the cameras here set off an alarm. 9 images can also be reviewed with a specificity that might shock new yorkers who think they re anonymous in the big city. we were shown the facility when it first became operational in 2008. by then deputy commissioner for counterterrorism. if i put on a black overcoat and walked around for a half an hour, do you think in three days you would be able to find me? we would definitely be able to find you. data is stored on computer hard drive for 30 days, then erased in line with privacy guidelines.