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New York, NY – Big Brother is watching — and solving crime.
The NYPD’s network of silent sentries — cameras posted on lampposts across the five boroughs — has provided evidence in hundreds of criminal cases and helped cops solve an array of major crimes.
The Argus cameras are housed below large white boxes, clearly marked with [...]

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New York, NY – 315 Cameras Citywide Key for NYPD Solving Hundreds’ of Cases

Minister of Religious Services Yaakov Margi promises to investigate and take immediate action following the storm that erupted after it was learned that security cameras were installed in men’s and women’s mikvaos in Yerushalayim.
The balaniyot (caretakers) stated the move represents an unacceptable invasion of privacy. It appears in recent days, letters of complaint have reached [...]

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Storm Following Installation of Cameras at Jerusalem Mikvaos

Jerusalem – Workers in Jerusalem mikvaot (ritual baths) claim that a new security system recently installed is the cause of a great deal of immodesty – because the system features video cameras, with all clients who enter the building being filmed.
In a letter to rabbis in the city, workers in the mikvaot say that the [...]

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Jerusalem – Outcry Over Security Cameras at Mikveh Tahara

Jerusalem – Supporters of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, leader of Israel’s Lithuanian haredi Jews, issued a dramatic statement saying that Jews must not visit the Western Wall on Shabbat due to security cameras placed at the holy site, desecrating the Jewish day of rest.
One of the worshippers said, “I am not affiliated with the Lithuanian [...]

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Jerusalem – Rabbi Elyashiv: Don’t Visit Kotel on Shabbat Because of Cameras

New York City – Straphangers will soon have a watchful eye over them as they ride the rails.
In a groundbreaking security initiative, MTA will begin running one subway train with security cameras in every one of its cars by the end of the year, officials said yesterday. Every corner of every car will be in [...]

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New York City – Groundbreaking: All Subway Trains With Security Cams By End Of Year

New York, NY – Two oddballs have been busted for swiping nearly 20 percent of the city’s red-light cameras right under Big Brother’s nose.
They allegedly drove around town in a pickup truck with a cherry-picker to dismantle 22 of the high-end Nikons from their street poles.
The devices are used to identify red-light-running drivers, who then [...]

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New York, NY – Thieves Remove 20% of Traffic Surveillance Cameras from City Streets

The extended hours at Beer Sheva restaurants have brought the proprietors an additional expense: paying kashrus supervisors. So the city’s chief rabbi, Rav Yehuda Deri, has proposed a solution: placing cameras in restaurant kitchens in order to send video feeds straight to the mashgichim. Rav Deri, the brother of former Shas leader Rabbi Aryeh Deri, [...]

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Be’er Sheva Chief Rabbi Proposes ‘Virtual’ Kashrus Supervision – Via Video Cameras

Be’er Sheva, Israel – The extended hours at Be’er Sheva bars and restaurants have brought the proprietors an additional expense: paying kashrut supervisors. So the city’s chief rabbi, Yehuda Deri, proposed a solution: placing cameras in restaurant kitchens in order to send video feeds straight to the supervisors of Jewish dietary law.
Deri, the brother of [...]

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Be’er Sheva – Rabbi Proposes Mashgiach Temidi Supervision via Video Cameras

New York City – A New York State Senator called for the installation of video surveillance cameras in NYPD police cars.
The cameras State Senator Eric Adams wants installed have a 360 degree field of view – both inside and outside the vehicle – real-time monitoring, audio and night capabilities.
Adams said each AV 360 device would [...]

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New York City – State Senator Calls for Cameras in NYPD Cars