John Oliver on police surveillance: ‘Big Brother on steroids’

Per The Guardian, John Oliver took aim at police surveillance on his latest Last Week Tonight episode, examining the cameras, microphones, and license plate readers that law enforcement uses to track Americans. Oliver called the technology 'wildly invasive,' and he's not alone—use of these systems has exploded among local police departments in recent years, driven by dropping costs and federal funding. One local mayor encapsulated the scope perfectly: surveillance systems are now 'Big Brother on steroids.'

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