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Surveillance State No Answer to Terror

Document Type

Editorial

Publication Date

2013

Publication Title

CNN

Abstract

Since last week’s Boston Marathon bombing, some people have called for placing more surveillance cameras in America’s cities. This would be a mistake. It would be dangerous to our civil liberties, and it would be bad policy.

Keywords

Surveillance State, Boston Bombings, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Government Surveillance, Public Safety, Constitutional Law, Technology

Publication Citation

Neil M. Richards, Surveillance State No Answer to Terror, CNN, Apr. 23, 2013, https://www.cnn.com/2013/04/23/opinion/richards-surveillance-state/index.html

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