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NYPD PLAN TO TRACK MILLIONS OF LAW-ABIDING PEOPLE IS AN ASSAULT ON PRIVACY RIGHTS
(New York Civil Liberties Union)
The New York police department's (NYPD) plan to photograph and track every vehicle entering Manhattan and then keep data on each vehicle in a database for an undisclosed period of time is an attack on New Yorkers' right to privacy, said representatives from the New York Civil Liberties Union.
"The NYPD's latest plan to track and monitor the movements of millions of law-abiding people is an assault on this country's historical respect for the right to privacy and the freedom to be left alone," said NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman. "That this is happening without public debate, and that elected officials have had no opportunity to study this program is even more alarming."
The NYCLU is currently pursuing a freedom of information request filed last fall with the NYPD and the Department of Homeland Security regarding a Ring of Steel-style program to set up thousands of surveillance cameras in lower Manhattan. Both government bodies have resisted transparency and have repeatedly refused to allow any information about the system to be reviewed.
The New York police department's (NYPD) plan to photograph and track every vehicle entering Manhattan and then keep data on each vehicle in a database for an undisclosed period of time is an attack on New Yorkers' right to privacy, said representatives from the New York Civil Liberties Union.
"The NYPD's latest plan to track and monitor the movements of millions of law-abiding people is an assault on this country's historical respect for the right to privacy and the freedom to be left alone," said NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman. "That this is happening without public debate, and that elected officials have had no opportunity to study this program is even more alarming."
The NYCLU is currently pursuing a freedom of information request filed last fall with the NYPD and the Department of Homeland Security regarding a Ring of Steel-style program to set up thousands of surveillance cameras in lower Manhattan. Both government bodies have resisted transparency and have repeatedly refused to allow any information about the system to be reviewed.
Source: nyclu.org (8-12-08) MORE
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