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Seattle's Public Safety Committee approved bills to expand CCTV surveillance to more city areas.

Critics, including the ACLU, argue the expansion infringes on privacy and doesn't effectively reduce crime.

The City Council will hold a final vote on the surveillance expansion bills in September.

SEATTLE - Seattle City Council's Public Safety Committee passed a pair of bills on Tuesday that propose installing more CCTV surveillance across Seattle.

This is an expansion of a technology pilot program that is active in parts of the Chinatown-International District, Aurora Avenue and Third Avenue in downtown Seattle.

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The city believes closed-circuit television (CCTV) with the Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) has been successful, saying it has played a role i

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