.>> chris larson is behind it is the veteran and ceo of a crypto currency company called ripple. larson says that this is an alternative system of security that can deter crime and help in investigations. >> beavers have been sharing with us whether or not they are comfortable with this idea. you can join in on the situation just use the hashtag kpix. ♪ ♪ we've always put safety first. ♪ ♪ foople. wherever you go, summer safely. get zero percent apr financing for up to five years on select models and exclusive lease offers. >>> the news that 6:00 continues streaming right now and cbs evening news is up next captioning sponsored by cbs >> breaking news, the cases surge, more americans are heading back into lockdown. tonight the governor of the country's largest state, california, issues a sweeping rollback, ordering all bars and indoor businesses to close. plus churches, gyms and hair salons in most of the state closing too. the most aggressive move yet by any state. >> covid-19 is not going away any time soon. >> and the country's second largest school district los angeles says t

. >> reporter: chris larson, tech billionaire and executive chair of ripple, a cryptocurrency technologyd to do just that. frustrated with the crime he witnessed in russian hill near lombard street. >> unfortunately, it's become a huge magnet for the smash and grab crimes. we saw that all the time, multiple times a day. torturous. >> reporter: three years ago, larson began funding community business districts to install and monitor a network of cameras across the city. there are just over 1,000 to date. with footage that could be requested by the police, the d.a., or victims themselves. >> the community groups can almost get this done faster than if you tried to make this a citywide, maybe a government-sponsored, you know, project which would cost a ton of money. >> reporter: at a time when lawmakers are already proposing software for law enforcement agencies and consumers are fed up with breaches on social media, these security cameras add an extra layer of privacy concerns. >> for instance, you might not want someone to know that you're seeking mental help or that you're seeing an immi

chris larson is funding a network of private security cameras at neighborhood community groups can installherever they want. >> the question is always how much surveillance verses how much privacy. we have to balance the two. what we determined was putting cameras and making donations to community benefit districts so that they can go out and buy camera networks. we think that's the right formula. there's 18 of these community districts in san francisco. got coverage of seven of them now. and we think that that is very effective. in helping to prevent things like smashing and grabbing because you not only see the crime happening at the point of the crime. but you can also see blocks away maybe the perpetrator and he hid his identity until he got a getaway car. having a multiple block presence is very important. >> now there are 1,000 of these hi-def cameras in san francisco and you're looking at video of an incident in russian hill. they are installed on private property and neighborhood groups monitor them. the video is kept for 30 days. it's owned by those groups but everyone has access

chris larson is funding a network of security cameras that neighborhood community groups can installion is how much surveillance versus the. what we determined, so they can networks. that these districts in san francisco. we have coverage in about seven now. we think it is very effective in helping to prevent things like smash and grab. you not only see the crime happening at the point of the crime but you can also see blocks away, maybe the perpetrator hid his identity until het having a multiple block presents is important. >> their are currently 1000 of these cameras. this is footage of an incident from russian hill. the cameras are all installed on private property and are monitored by neighborhood groups. the video is kept for 30 days and is owned by those groups. not everyone has access to >> also with people proving they are innocent. everybody has equal access. public defenders can make a request, victims as well.police -- have been so part of. they also just privacy concerns amy are trying to create a balance in protecting people's rights. the cameras are highly visible. the

chris larson is paying for network of private security cameras at neighborhood groups that they can instally want. >> the question is always how much surveillance versus how much privacy and we have to determine the two. and putting the came ran making donations to community benefit districts so they can go out and buy camera networks, we think that's the right formula. and there's 18 of the community districts in san francisco. got coverage of 7 of them now and we think that is very effective in helping to prevent things like smashing and grabbing. you see the crime happening at the point of the crime, but you can also see blocks away maybe the perpetrator hid eye identity. so having that is a important. >> there are several high definition cameras and this is an incident in russian hill. they were installed on private property, monitored by community groups, and the videos are kept for 30 days and owned by the community groups, but still, it's accessible to everybody. >> the cameras can solve not just with smashing and grabbing, but you know, also with maybe people proving their insince s

chris larson is funding a network of the private security cameras that the neighborhood community groupsey see fit. >> we think that's affective in helping to prevent things like smash asking grabbing because you not only see the crime happening at the point of the crime, but you can see blocks away maybe the perpetrator hid the identity until he got to a get away car. >> there's currently a thousand of these in the city. this is footage of an incident in russian hill. the cameras are all installed on private property and monitored by the neighborhood community groups. the video is kept for 30 days and owned by the groups, but everyone has access to it. >> it's not just smashing and grabbing but also with maybe people proving their innocent for example. defense attorneys pull this footage, so i think what everybody like social security that everybody has equal access. the police can make a request to the community. the district attorney can make a request. public defenders can make a request and victims. by the way, the community sometimes just use it for simple things like making sure t

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