Report: San Francisco considers installing cameras with microphones

Thursday, March 21, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Smart city or invasion of privacy? More surveillance cameras may soon be installed in San Francisco streets.

According to the Examiner, the city considering a sweeping installation of devices with cameras, microphones.
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The $19 million proposal to buy the devices comes after San Francisco began testing 60 of them in select areas of the city since last May.

The devices are raising privacy concerns.
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The city is scheduled to discuss the idea on Thursday.
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