Photo: #A New York City Police Department wireless video recorder attached to a lamp post is seen on Knickerbocker Avenue April 17, 2006 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The set of cameras along Knickerbocker Ave. are the first installation of what will be 500 high-tech security cameras around the city.
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A New York City Police Department wireless video recorder attached to a lamp post is seen on Knickerbocker Avenue April 17, 2006 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The set of cameras along Knickerbocker Ave. are the first installation of what will be 500 high-tech security cameras around the city. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Domestic wiretapping may be dominating the headlines, but one privacy expert says we also need to be concerned about new devices that can track our location and movement.

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