'Big brother' in Coral Gables? Police capture data that says a lot about people's lives

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'Big brother' in Coral Gables? Police capture data that says a lot about people's lives
May 26, 2018
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article211734989.html

Authorized users at the Crime Intelligence Center monitor the city's public spaces through 13 high-resolution screens, using advanced technology to help identify persons of interest and solve crimes faster than ever.

[...] the crime intelligence system is so good at finding people [...] All users sign in with personalized credentials, and tracking anyone requires inputting a case number to ensure the system is being used for authorized investigations only.
Among the impressive technology at the techs' fingertips is a cache of 48.2 million data points representing individual vehicle movements around the city.

Cameras make a lot of Coral Gables residents feel safer. But some worry the license plate recognition system has brought an era of "Big Brother" to the City Beautiful.

According to Coral Gables police, internal audits show a 97 percent accuracy rate in reading tags [...] The city did not publish data on how many crimes were solved with this technology.
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