BlueServo is an American company whose primary service is the Virtual Community Watch, a service which crowdsources the surveillance of the Texas-Mexico border and allows for users to anonymously report alleged entries of illegal immigrants to the United States Border Patrol

United States Border Patrol

The United States Border Patrol is a federal law enforcement agency within U.S. Customs and Border Protection , a component of the Department of Homeland Security . It is an agency in the Department of Homeland Security that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to...

, so that these criminals may be stopped. The initiative, first proposed in June 2006, was initially launched by the State of Texas in 2007, with an initial 200 cameras installed along the border. The service is backed by the Texas Border Sheriffs' Coalition and has been endorsed by incumbent governor Rick Perry

Rick Perry

James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

, despite 2009 criticisms arguing that the service has been ineffective in reducing the flow of illegal immigration. It has also come under scrutiny on issues of civil liberties and the stoking of nativist sentiment

See also

• Internet Eyes, a crowdsourcing of British CCTV footage for the reporting of crimes taking place in urban areas