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Surveillance State

Public transit agencies want to make safety records a state secret

Welcome to the secret world of public transit spying 2018.Soon, the public will have no way of knowing how many CCTV cameras a transit agency has and much more. 

Two weeks ago the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering (NAS) asked Congress to make public transit safety records a secret. 

"To enable public transit agencies to engage in more rigorous and effective safety planning, their safety planning records should not be admissible as evidence in civil litigation." 

Who is the FTA? 

Since 2012, public transit agencies have been run by the the FTA. Which is really just an arm of the TSA. 

And in August I warned everyone that the TSA wants to install facial biometric scanners at train stations across the country. 

Last week I warned everyone that DHS is installing CCTV cameras at bus stops in Virginia with plans to expand nationally. 

So what is the real reason transit agencies are trying to keep safety records from the public? 

The real reason might surprise you. 

"Transit agencies expressed concern that this information, although collected with the objective of improving public safety, could be used against them as evidence, exposing them to significant financial liabilities." 

The public can't sue transit agencies if they don't know how they are being spied on. 

 DYI