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NYPD, Microsoft Launch All-Seeing "Domain Awareness System" With
Real-Time CCTV, License Plate Monitoring [Updated]
The New York Police Department has a new terrorism detection system that
will also generate profit for the city.
By Neal Ungerleider
The New York Police Department is embracing online surveillance in a
wide-eyed way. Representatives from Microsoft and the NYPD announced the
launch of their new Domain Awareness System (DAS) at a lower Manhattan
press conference today. Using DAS, police are able to monitor thousands
of CCTV cameras around the five boroughs, scan license plates, find out
the kind of radiation cars are emitting, and extrapolate info on
criminal and terrorism suspects from dozens of criminal databases ...
all in near-real time.
New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly first announced that Microsoft
had the NYPD's Domain Awareness System under development at the Aspen
Security Forum in July. Microsoft has quietly become one of the world's
largest providers of integrated intelligence solutions for police
departments and security agencies. Although DAS is officially being
touted as an anti-terrorism solution, it will also give the NYPD access
to technologies that—depending on the individual's perspectives—veer on
science fiction or Big Brother to combat street crime. The City of New
York and Microsoft will be licensing DAS out to other cities; according
to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City's government will take a 30%
cut of any profits. "Citizens do not like higher taxes, so we will (find
other revenue outlets)," said Bloomberg. Bloomberg continued that "I
hope Microsoft sells a lot of copies of this system, because 30% of the
profits will go to us."
According to publicly available documents, the system will collect and
archive data from thousands of NYPD- and private-operated CCTV cameras
in New York City, integrate license plate readers, and instantly compare
data from multiple non-NYPD intelligence databases. Facial recognition
technology is not utilized and only public areas will be monitored,
officials say. Monitoring will take place 24 hours a day, seven days a
week at a specialized location in Lower Manhattan. Video will be held
for 30 days and then deleted unless the NYPD chooses to archive it.
Metadata and license plate info collected by DAS will be retained for
five years, and unspecified "environmental data" will be stored
indefinitely.
Cameras are primarily deployed in the Financial District, Midtown
Manhattan, and at strategic transportation points like bridges and
tunnels. In addition, radiation detectors capable of identifying
radiation contamination from chemotherapy, X-rays, medication,
industrial uses, and terrorism will also be deployed.
Although NYPD documents indicate that the system is specifically
designed for anti-terrorism operations, any incidental data it collects
"for a legitimate law enforcement or public safety purpose" by DAS can
be utilized by the police department. The NYPD will also share data and
video with third parties not limited to law enforcement if either a
subpoena or memorandum of understanding exists. The DAS system is
headquartered in a lower Manhattan office tower in a command-and-control
center staffed around the clock by both New York police and "private
stakeholders." When this reporter visited, seats were clearly designated
with signs for organizations such as the Federal Reserve, the Bank of
New York, Goldman Sachs, Pfizer, and CitiGroup.
The system also allows deep, granular analysis of crime patterns in real
time. Information about suspects can also be quickly called up. At a
press conference, Microsoft's Jennifer Tisch showed how integrated
geographic information systems could display layers of real-time crime
analysis for both misdemeanors and felonies. In addition, real-time
access to multiple databases belonging to the NYC and other
organizations can bring up a massive personal history—including both
criminal and public domain information—from any suspect in a matter of
seconds.
At the Aspen Conference, Kelly praised DAS as a next-generation law
enforcement tool. Civil libertarians, however, are concerned. The NYPD
has been at the center of recent controversies involving civil rights
and surveillance; in July, a 911 call revealing an NYPD anti-terrorism
safe house in New Jersey was released. The safe house in the college
town of New Brunswick was monitoring Muslim-American college students;
the safe house/apartment's landlord feared the NYPD apartment might have
been harboring terrorists.
In response to a question about civil liberties at the press conference,
Bloomberg and Kelly noted that similar systems have been used in the
private sector for years—and that mobile phone companies track the
intimate, granular details of users' locations.
Similar systems have already been deployed in Baltimore and the United
Kingdom. However, the NYPD DAS system is one of the largest in scale
that has been publicly announced.
For more stories like this, follow -at-fastcompany on Twitter. Find Neal
Ungerleider, the author of this article, on Twitter and Google+.
[Image: JordiDelgado via Shutterstock]
Neal Ungerleider
Neal Ungerleider is a reporter for Fast Company covering the
intersection of future technology and everyday life.
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August 8, 2012 | 12:07 PM
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17 Comments
Gary Mueller 3 years ago
A similar capability is already working at the Lowell Police
Department in MA. See the link http://www.lowellsun.com/news/.... Called
PolicePad, it was developed by Zco Corporation working with the Lowell
Police Department and runs on the Apple iPad. There is a version for the
fire service as well, called FireTab. Both PolicePad and FireTab will be
demonstrated at the International Association of Chiefs of Police show
in San Diego on September 30th, booth 2004. Check it out at
www.zco.com/policepad. Also, Zco will be unveiling "Time Patrol" for
crime analysis at the show.
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David 3 years ago
"Private stakeholders" are being given access to police data that
you, as a private citizen, cannot get. The NYPD, now merged with the
Federal Reserve, the Bank of New York, Goldman Sachs, Pfizer, and
CitiGroup, is now -- by the strictest definition of the term, a fascist
organization.
Next, you have to ask yourself, why private banks and a
pharmaceutical company would want access to surveillance data.
Our national security lies not in the ability of our police and
military forces to suppress us, but on our ability to limit their
intrusions into our lives.
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Mitt 3 years ago
Amazing to see all the stupid comments here. These are the same
idiots that will be screaming that NYC did not do enough after the next
attack.
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Thierry 3 years ago
Unfortunately, on September 11 we used the camera has nothing :-(
Thierry / France
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derpderp 3 years ago
haha, you're the only idiot here.
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A Humble Servant 3 years ago
There is a simple, legal way to avoid this. 1. Buy a translucent,
clear license plate cover for both front and back plates, and ride with
your sun visor down. That will take care of any face recognition or
plate reader efforts
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Ariella Brown (PhD) 3 years ago
In NY it's illegal to obscure the license plate in any way, and
that includes those plastic plates and sprays that are sold for the
purpose. If a policeman notices that your plate is obscured, you will be
ticketed for it.
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Jim Bob Jones 3 years ago
Welcome to the UK opps I mean USA
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Roger Cotton 3 years ago
There are already cameras in every store you go into, why not in the
streets? If it cuts back on crime and terrorism, I'm all for it.
Otherwise, why would the government be doing it, for fun?
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David 3 years ago
The reason, Roger, is because they want to control you. The more
they know about you, the more they can limit your choices and manipulate
you. Forget about everyone else; you need to ask yourself how much YOU
want to be controlled.
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Bob 3 years ago
Rodger, are you that dumb??? There is a saying that goes something
like this, those willing to give up their liberty for security, deserve
neither and will lose both in the end. Get educated son.
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Edith 3 years ago
I used to go to Church in Harlem and I saw these cameras up years
ago. This is nothing new and will probably only go up in neighborhoods
where minorities live. I resent being spied on!
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Jimmy Demouk 3 years ago
Hello Big Brother!!! We are less safe than ever, thanks!!
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Greg 3 years ago
Dear NYC, 1984 was a work of fiction, NOT an instruction manual.
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Throw Away 3 years ago
"Video will be held for 30 days and then deleted unless the NYPD
chooses to archive it."
So it will probably be held forever then. Gotcha.
"any incidental data it collects “for a legitimate law enforcement or
public safety purpose” by DAS can be utilized by the police department.
The NYPD will also share data and video with third parties not limited
to law enforcement if either a subpoena or memorandum of understanding
exists."
So the data collected can be used “for a legitimate law enforcement or
public safety purpose”... except when its being shared with third
parties that are not limited to law enforcement or public safety purposes.
Sounds legit.
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Chan Jason Sk 3 years ago
wow, what is this..china?
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Franklin 3 years ago
No. The US surpassed China years ago as far as police-state
measures go.
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