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I don't know much about the credibility of storyleak.com (although a quick look at their other headlines gives me an idea,) but this story derives from an infla

• Spooky23 13y ago
  With this particular issue, unfortunately, these rift wing looney sites have actually been reasonably accurate, and are the only outlets reporting on these issues. That's the problem with excessive secrecy and a neutered mainstream media who has devolved into a press release factory. The press cannot afford to report, so they do not extensively publish stories unpopular with the government -- because doing so would lead to their access to politicians being cut off. This stuff is reasonably true, although the headlines may be blown up a bit. My city paid for municipal wifi using grants from the state and federal governments. One of the significant grants was to provide access to street cameras to police cars via wifi networks. If you look in police trade journals, you should be able to find references to some of the more big brother technologies. Look for grants if you are so inclined. License plate reading technology and highway traffic management systems would be a good place to look.