The Christian Science Monitor has several stories on surveillance in today's edition:
Next up: peering through walls By Susan Llewelyn Leach
"The Man With X-Ray Eyes" may soon be making an appearance in England, if research into a camera that can see through clothing, skin, and walls continues apace.
The eyes have it – for now: As surveillance cameras proliferate, a band of skeptics is questioning the social impact of all this watching. by Laurent Belsie
On a suspected police camera that hangs overhead, Mr. Brown slaps on a "You are being watched" sticker and defiantly reads the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause…."
Stand still too long and you'll be watched: New imaging software alerts surveillance-camera operators to suspect situations by monitoring patterns of motion. By Kim Campbell
Detecting overcrowding and suspicious packages are potential uses of their system, which marries imaging software and the closed-circuit TVs that are abundant on this side of the Atlantic. Airports and train stations are prime locations to use the new technology, which is currently being tested in subway systems in London and Paris.