AI turning US street cameras into a mass surveillance state

For decades, cars dictated urban planning in the United States. Few could have predicted that they would one day also double as nodes for surveillance. In thousands of towns and cities across the US, automatic license plate readers have been installed at major intersections, bridges and highway off-ramps. These camera-based systems capture the license plate [...] The post AI turning US street cameras into a mass surveillance state appeared first on Asia Times .
2026-03-29 06:34:43