"Donald Trump's speech to military leaders Tuesday bolsters my belief that he sees many of his own people as his enemies. He announced his determination to 'straighten them out one by one,' referring to American cities. And he is 'fighting a war from within.' Having established his willingness to take over on the city level, do we still think it's prudent to allow the city of San Jose to have cameras tracking its residents?"
"Our city has license plate readers, mobile 360-degree hotspot cameras, and private and business cameras that can allow direct police access. Red light and speeding cameras are going up, and about a third of traffic cameras can be accessed by law enforcement already. Even if we trust the city officials today (I don't), can we be sure cameras will stay in their hands? No. Donald Trump has essentially declared war on us. Let's take the cameras down."
Donald Trump framed political opposition and certain cities as an internal invasion and suggested using military training in dangerous urban areas. Many citizens perceive that rhetoric as treating the American public as enemies and fear a slide toward a police state. Local surveillance infrastructure such as license plate readers, mobile 360-degree hotspot cameras, private business cameras, red light and speeding cameras, and law-enforcement-accessible traffic cameras amplify those concerns. Skepticism about officials' control over surveillance technology fuels demands to remove cameras and deny authoritarian access to citizen movements and information.
Read at The Mercury News
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