JOHN OLIVER ON POLICE SURVEILLANCE: ‘BIG BROTHER ON STEROIDS’

The host tore into ‘wildly invasive’ cameras, microphones and license plate readers that police use to track Americans John Oliver discussed the tools that police are using to keep track of Americans on the latest… In recent years, the use of surveillance technology has exploded among local police forces due to decreasing prices and federal funding, with one local mayor comparing modern systems to “Big Brother on steroids”.

Culture | The Guardian reports that the host tore into ‘wildly invasive’ cameras, microphones and license plate readers that police use to track Americans John Oliver discussed the tools that police are using to keep track of Americans on the latest…

The report adds: In recent years, the use of surveillance technology has exploded among local police forces due to decreasing prices and federal funding, with one local mayor comparing modern systems to “Big Brother on steroids”.

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