Photo: #Target forensic analyst Jacob Steinhour demonstrates the computer technology used to assist law enforcement agencies at the Target North campus in Brooklyn Park, Minn. Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011.
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Target forensic analyst Jacob Steinhour demonstrates the computer technology used to assist law enforcement agencies at the Target North campus in Brooklyn Park, Minn. Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson)

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Surveillance Software: Where do we draw the line?


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From individual identity theft to national repression of government dissidents to tracking terrorists, the use of computer surveillance equipment is fraught with political and ethical issues. How do we weigh the risks and benefits of computer surveillance equipment? And what legislation could help us monitor its use?

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