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The Troubling Personal Side of Public Surveillance

Law enforcement cameras are popping up everywhere, but many agencies have little safeguards to prevent abuse by individual officers.

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When Americans take to the streets to make their voices heard, they’re inevitably dragging their digital trails right along behind them.

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