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djean111

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9. It is all automated. Data volume not a problem. Money buys speed and storage.

Reply to Bennyboy (Reply #4)

Sat Aug 3, 2013, 03:48 PM

Aug 2013

And, of course, "they" is the NSA, contracted out.
This not like a million security guards staring at monitors, or the FBI huddled in a van, listening to a phone call.

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if the government (all levels) is watching everything we do [View all] Bennyboy Aug 2013 OP

Jay Gould, 19th Century railroad tycoon, said it best 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #1

REC PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #3

They are not watching in real time, for the most part, just recording. djean111 Aug 2013 #2

Who are "they" and how many of them are there? Bennyboy Aug 2013 #4

It is all automated. Data volume not a problem. Money buys speed and storage. djean111 Aug 2013 #9

Automation. The end product is what humans look at. Rex Aug 2013 #5

Most surveillance cameras record only on a loop, usually 24-48hrs. JaneyVee Aug 2013 #6

Artificial intelligence. Trillo Aug 2013 #7

I'm not so against cameras and monitoring in public Cleita Aug 2013 #8

Nobody is watching in real time. Only if there is a reason to MineralMan Aug 2013 #10