The December 19 Washington Post reported that the District of Columbia police plan on deploying temporary surveillance camera during two large demonstrations in January. The cameras will be in several locations and along the march route for an anti-war protest and around the US Supreme Court for an antiabortion demonstration. These are in addition to 14 permanent cameras that DC police already operate in the downtown area, as well as their helicopter mounted camera which is ubiquitous at demonstrations. Meanwhile, Denver's police department has been embarrassed by revelations that it has been secretly keeping tabs on citizens since the 50's, labeling members of such organizations as the American Friends Service Committee as criminal extremists. This information, which until recently was stored on file cards, was recently computerized and subsequently leaked to the ACLU, leading to a rush of Denver activists learning that they've been watched. The New York Times has reported that the NYPD, along with 18 other local law enforcement agencies across the country have purchased software similar to that used in Denver, and that similar software specific to gang related activity is used in 15 states.