Smile! You’re On Camera

By Amy Mikel in News on Jul 25, 2008 5:30PM

More surveillance news: The city’s Office of Emergency Management and Communication has put into action plans to expand their network to include security cameras already in place at businesses and private residences. Feeds, received through encrypted Internet transmissions, would only be accessed when needed, using multiple time shots and camera angles to “build a synergistic view” of crimes. The infrastructure and software necessary for the additional surveillance is already in place, and participants should be able to connect to the network by the end of the month. Ald. Isaac Carothers (29th), chairman of the Police and Fire Committee, signed the ordinance on Wednesday. [Trib, S-T, The Windy Citizen]