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INTELLIGENT SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS
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Law & Order
- Article date:
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May 1, 2008
- Author:
- Kiernan, Patrick
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Copyright informationCopyright Hendon Publishing Company May 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Video surveillance cameras have become a mainstay of modern existence. They peer down from high perches in city centers. They're found in buildings and transit centers where safety and security are paramount. We spy them at countless other venues in our everyday lives, while they spy us. In the U.S. alone, more than 30 million surveillance cameras capture billions of hours of video footage each week. Video surveillance has grown into a $160 billion global industry and emerged as one of the pre-eminent high-tech security and crime-fighting tools of the 21 st century.
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