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|Description=AI-powered mobile surveillance towers that combine thermal imaging, behavioral analytics, and audio deterrence systems for 24/7 monitoring of public and private spaces without individual consent or warrants. | |Description=AI-powered mobile surveillance towers that combine thermal imaging, behavioral analytics, and audio deterrence systems for 24/7 monitoring of public and private spaces without individual consent or warrants. | ||
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'''LiveView Technologies''' ('''LVT''') is a Utah-based surveillance company founded by Ryan Porter & Bob Brenner in 2005, operating "thousands of units nationwide"<ref>{{Cite web |title=LVT {{!}} AUSA |url=https://www.ausa.org/sponsors/lvt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250731123655/https://www.ausa.org/sponsors/lvt |archive-date=31 Jul 2025 |access-date=2025-08-25 |work=Association of the United States Army}}</ref> across the United States. Business intelligence sources estimate annual revenue at $126 million, though as a private company, official figures are not disclosed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LiveView Technologies - Overview, News & Similar companies |url=https://www.zoominfo.com/c/liveview-technologies-inc/353450574 |url-status= |access-date=2025-08-25 |work=ZoomInfo}}</ref> The system, including the '''D3 Mobile Security Unit''', combines AI-powered threat detection, thermal imaging, and ''"audio deterrence capabilities"'', which raises {{Wplink|Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fourth Amendment}} and privacy concerns.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 Jul 2019 |title=New ACLU Report Reveals Alarming Growth of AI Video Surveillance Technologies |url=https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/new-aclu-report-reveals-alarming-growth-ai-video-surveillance-technologies |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250517065725/https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/new-aclu-report-reveals-alarming-growth-ai-video-surveillance-technologies |archive-date=17 May 2025 |access-date=2025-08-25 |work=American Civil Liberties Union}}</ref> | '''LiveView Technologies''' ('''LVT''') is a Utah-based surveillance company founded by Ryan Porter & Bob Brenner in 2005, operating "thousands of units nationwide"<ref>{{Cite web |title=LVT {{!}} AUSA |url=https://www.ausa.org/sponsors/lvt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250731123655/https://www.ausa.org/sponsors/lvt |archive-date=31 Jul 2025 |access-date=2025-08-25 |work=Association of the United States Army}}</ref> across the United States. Business intelligence sources estimate annual revenue at $126 million, though as a private company, official figures are not disclosed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LiveView Technologies - Overview, News & Similar companies |url=https://www.zoominfo.com/c/liveview-technologies-inc/353450574 |url-status= |access-date=2025-08-25 |work=ZoomInfo |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250906111700/https://www.zoominfo.com/c/liveview-technologies-inc/353450574 |archive-date=6 Sep 2025}}</ref> The system, including the '''D3 Mobile Security Unit''', combines AI-powered threat detection, thermal imaging, and ''"audio deterrence capabilities"'', which raises {{Wplink|Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fourth Amendment}} and privacy concerns.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 Jul 2019 |title=New ACLU Report Reveals Alarming Growth of AI Video Surveillance Technologies |url=https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/new-aclu-report-reveals-alarming-growth-ai-video-surveillance-technologies |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250517065725/https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/new-aclu-report-reveals-alarming-growth-ai-video-surveillance-technologies |archive-date=17 May 2025 |access-date=2025-08-25 |work=American Civil Liberties Union}}</ref> | ||
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====Denver Home Depot==== | ====Denver Home Depot==== | ||
LVT representative Matt Kelley explicitly stated the harassment purpose: ''"People who hear the same looped soundtrack over and over tend to get a bit annoyed, so they vacate the area."''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.9news.com/article/life/family/denver-businesses-loud-music-fight-crime-prevent-loitering/73-4beeccf1-cfa2-4829-b06e-83f8d3a5a0d3| | LVT representative Matt Kelley explicitly stated the harassment purpose: ''"People who hear the same looped soundtrack over and over tend to get a bit annoyed, so they vacate the area."''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Brianna |date=2023 |title=Denver businesses use loud music to fight crime, prevent loitering |url=https://www.9news.com/article/life/family/denver-businesses-loud-music-fight-crime-prevent-loitering/73-4beeccf1-cfa2-4829-b06e-83f8d3a5a0d3 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/B7Lfr |archive-date=2026-03-20 |access-date=2025-08-25 |work=9News}}</ref> | ||
===Political surveillance (2024)=== | ===Political surveillance (2024)=== | ||