New LED Light System Can Spy On Citizens

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The next time you walk into a building that is lit by an LED lighting system, you might not be simply walking into the light.

Newark Liberty International Airport’s new LED lighting system is actually spying on the passengers that come through the airport before they reach the gates.  The lights include computer chips, cameras, sensors and Wi-Fi antennas.  They collect data that police can scan in real time to look for possible problems.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport, said the special spy lights are currently only in the ticketing area of the airport but they could soon spread to the rest of the complex.  The Port Authority claimed the lights were installed as part of a plan to cut energy use within the complex.

The company behind the “NetSense” system says that while the idea of putting cameras on light poles isn’t new, the system they’ve developed is unique in that it is turnkey.  Anyone can install the lights, plug them in and then observe through a computer.

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