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Last modified Wednesday, March 29, 2006 6:07 PM PST Email this story Print this story Comment in our Blog Vista's camera is watching By: North County Times Editorial - 3/30/2006 Our view: Deputies public spying system offends libertyVista deputies seem just delighted with their new, $20,000 spy camera, which is capable of secretly watching people for days at a time.

We are decidedly less thrilled.

It is hard to imagine a more blatant and offensive invasion of privacy: Government officials using a hidden camera to record ordinary folks as they go about their business.

This is downright creepy.

Sheriff's deputies hasten to explain that they will spy only on public areas with the camera, which is disguised as a utility box and capable of beaming days' worth of video signals to remote receivers.

The cops say that they intend to watch public areas where crime has been a problem.Indeed, officials say that if they decide to secretly install their camera across the street from your house, their computer is capable of blacking out the view through your bedroom window.Of course, we predicted that police cameras were next after North County cities began instal...

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