As San Diego increases use of streetlamp cameras raising surveillance concerns
Privacy groups call on elected officials to put surveillance protections in place, warn about the potential for hacking and internal abuses.
San Diego has installed thousands of microphones and cameras in so-called smart streetlamps in recent years as part of a program to assess traffic and parking patterns throughout the city.
The technology over the last year caught the attention of law enforcement last year. But privacy groups have voiced concerns about a lack of oversight as law enforcement has embraced the new technology.
