NYPD Planning To Install Its Own Surveillance Cameras

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The NYPD is reportedly planning to install hundreds of cameras
around the city that can automatically recognize the faces of
suspected criminals or terrorists.

There are already tens of thousands of private surveillance
cameras trained on city streets and buildings. According to the
New York Post, the NYPD wants to install its own centralized
system.

NYPD Deputy Commissioner James Onalfo is working on a plan for up
to $1 billion in new computer and camera equipment, according to
the Post. Facial recognition technology would allow police to
pick out and follow suspects in high-crime areas and near
potential terrorist targets.

Police reportedly hope to install many of the cameras before this
summer's Republican National Convention at Madison Square Garden.