Re: The USA can't let China take the lead
Specifically, the civil-rights warriors have filed suit in Massachusetts against the Feds
Back when then-President Obama was to visit Boston Massachusetts, months before his arrival Boston installed hundreds of cameras peering at every street in the city - for security reasons because of the Prez's visit.
These cameras helped find the Boston Marathon bomber (most of the footage was unreleased). Now the Gov't of Boston is happy to track everyone on the streets 24-hours a day. It's not clear how the cameras are used, or if facial recognition is involved.