<http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1033650 &format=text> http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1033650&; format=text Big Bro's coming to transport hubs Security plan ups cameras By Mike Underwood | Monday, September 24, 2007 | http://www.bostonherald.com <http://www.bostonherald.com/> | Local Coverage <http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/> Photo <http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/0887aeed1a_ltp24cam2.jpg> Photo by Staff photo illustration Big Brother will be watching, under a new Patrick administration anti-terrorism strategy being unveiled today to expand security video surveillance at major transportation facilities, part of a new push by the federal government that some critics say is too little and long overdue. "There are tremendous efforts being made, in terms of cameras, information-sharing and intelligence-sharing. That's all linked to the London bombings," said Homeland Security Undersecretary Julliette Kayyem, referring to the attack of July 7, 2005. In addition to cameras already being installed at T stations, cameras would be added around Boston's port and airport facilities. The Legislature's Homeland Security committee chairman, Sen. James E. Timilty (D-Walpole) said he welcomes new surveillance and wants to see more. He called for a British-style network of police cameras aimed at schools and major public areas. "We have all the technology and tools, but it has taken too long to get here. My biggest fear is that our softest targets are places like schools. I'm very scared about what could happen so we ought to have cameras in certain places," Timilty said. "I'm bittersweet over this (new strategy). I'm not suggesting we have cameras everywhere, but they should be in every area of public transit and at every public school." He added cameras should have been installed at all major transportation hubs immediately after the 9/11 attacks. The new state Homeland Security strategy - the first statewide security review by the Patrick administration - also will centralize emergency response in the event of a major natural disaster or a terrorist attack, ensuring that the entire state is "in concert," rather than controlled by five separate regional commands,Kayyem said. "In a time of crisis, we need to be able to make sure that all our systems are patched in together," Kayyem said. She said the strategy is a starting point and an effort to respond to new directives and funding changes from the federal government, which is intensifying its focus on transportation. "This is only an assessment stage," Kayyem said. "It is about assessing how to coordinate better." The 31-page document also recommends better communications between public safety agencies, improved evacuation plans for Boston and identifying sites for three large-scale temporary shelters. It also looks at establishing an Internet-based alert system, including text messaging systems. Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1033650 <http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0925/p03s03-usju.htm> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
