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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20...eran-seattle-pd-makes-body-cameras-cops.shtml

The NYPD may be forced to wear body cameras in the near future, something that makes Bloomberg's veins pulse and eyes start twitching. For some reason, Bloomberg is convinced all these cameras will do is make "his" cops look bad. It's a shame he won't look at the actual results of cops wearing cameras -- other cities that have implemented the technology have noticed a marked decrease in both the deployment of excessive force and number of citizen complaints. It's a win for both sides: the public and their public servants.

Surveillance is often said as a dirty word...and in a way, it is. Surveillance is view from above, I.D, from the people who have power over us.

I prefer sousveillance. That is view from below.

So, basically, it is an answer to "Who watches the watchers?"

Plato, if I remember correctly, said that the answer was, "No one, we trick them into watching themselves."

The modern answer seems to be: "Who watches the watchers? Everyone. All the time. Constantly."