When a thief came up to this house in the middle of the night, it seemed he was after one thing,

but he had no idea there was one security camera catching his every move.

Tom DiRico captured this frightening house call on his doorbell security camera.

A burglar who waved at a home security camera before trying to break into a car.

Deputies say they arrested the teen and that he is behind many more crimes.

It was because of this video from a ring doorbell that helped police locate and identify 17-year-old

Dominic Rodriguez.

Four teens arrested for a violent carjacking at a park. Surveillance video helped lead to their

capture.

Hello again. I'm Warren Alney and this is the Point, and we're talking today about the tension between privacy and freedom.

Created by surveillance technology. There are cameras all over the place right now.

Whose cameras are they? And what happens to the images that they record record and what is the relevance of software designed for facial recognition?

A lot of people are very concerned about this. One of them is Cade Crockford. She is director of the ACLU of Massachusetts Technology for Liberty Project.

Kate Crawford, great to have you with us.

Thanks for having me.

So tell us about your concerns.

What are they when it comes to surveillance technology, and what do you think needs to be done?

Well, for the past 20 or so years, largely with the help of the federal government, through grants,

bestowed upon local communities by the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice.

We've seen the expansion and the creation and expansion of CCTV networks,

surveillance camera networks throughout our even smaller cities and towns across the United

States.

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