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Migrants died within sight of US surveillance cameras, investigation finds
Original: "They were as old as 70 and as young as 5. They died in the heat or the cold. But they all died within range of a survei
A joint investigation by MIT Technology Review and the Times of San Diego, reported by Lillian Perlmutter, documents migrant deaths along the US-Mexico border. Victims ranged from 5 to 70 years old and died of heat or cold, yet all died within range of surveillance cameras, raising questions about whether monitoring technology is being used to prevent deaths or merely to watch them.
Why now: The finding that border surveillance cameras recorded areas where migrants died challenges claims that the technology saves lives.
MIT Technology ReviewTimes of San DiegoLillian PerlmutterUS-Mexico border
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- "They were as old as 70 and as young as 5. They died in the heat or the cold. But they all died within range of a surveillance camera." Lillian Perlmutter for MIT Technology Review & Times of San Diego https://www. technologyreview.com/2026/09/2… · longreads@mastodon.world · 27
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