Report: U.S. Surveillance Society Running Rampant | Threat Level from Wired.com

The American Civil Liberties Union posted a website Monday showing that government-financed surveillance cameras are running rampant across the United States.All the while, studies suggest they do nothing to cut down on violent crime. San Francisco, for example, has spent $700,000 for dozens of public cameras, but a University of California study (.pdf, 187 pages) just concluded there was "no evidence" they curtailed violent crime.

Report: U.S. Surveillance Society Running Rampant | Threat Level from Wired.com