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Durbin roasts surveillance-camera CEOs for skipping Senate hearing

Senate Judiciary Committee chairman criticizes executives who failed to appear at a Wednesday hearing on surveillance technology.

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What to know

  • Surveillance-camera CEOs declined to appear at a Senate hearing Wednesday, drawing public rebuke from Sen. Durbin.
  • Durbin's quip about the executives being "nervous about being on camera" underscored the irony of surveillance industry leaders avoiding public accountability.
  • The hearing suggests Senate oversight efforts around surveillance technology and corporate accountability in the sector.

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Durbin roasts surveillance-camera CEOs for skipping Senate hearing
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    Durbin criticizes executives for their absence

    Sen. Dick Durbin, appearing to chair the hearing, publicly rebuked the absent CEOs, using their no-show to highlight their apparent reluctance to face public scrutiny.

    “Obviously they're nervous about being on camera!”
    — Dick Durbin

    • BREAKING: WHAT THE FLOCK? Dick Durbin ROASTS surveillance-camera CEOs after they skip a Senate hearing – “Obviously they're nervous about being on camera!” The CEOs of America's biggest surveillance-camera companies were invited to a Senate hearing Wednesday about the massive

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  2. background

    Surveillance-camera CEOs skip Senate hearing — CEOs of major surveillance-camera companies declined to appear at a Senate hearing scheduled for Wednesday to discuss surveillance technology issues.

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