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NY Transit Authority To Put Cameras on Public Buses

HeadlineMay 24, 2006

Here in New York, the city’s transit authority has announced it will put surveillance cameras on hundreds of public buses. Transit officials said the move was part of a security upgrade prompted by bombings on public transit systems in London and Madrid. Officials also said the cameras would help investigators identify individiduals who commit robbery or spray graffiti. The cameras have drawn a mixed response. Civil liberties groups have cautioned against bus surveillance, while some commuter safety advocates have voiced their support.

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