“We started with seven cameras, now we have twenty times more”: video protection, a controversial response to crime

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“We started with seven cameras, now we have twenty times more”: video protection, a controversial response to crime

The number of cameras filming public roads has increased sharply in recent years, in particular to combat insecurity. In this field, Nogent-sur-Oise is a pioneer. It is one of the first municipalities in France to have set up its video protection network. But the device is the subject of numerous controversies.