Should Cameras Be Able To Monitor Your Every Move

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Should Cameras Be Able To Monitor Your Every Move?

• Dashawn M. Walker
• CIS 55 Section 613
• November 8, 2006

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History From Analog to Digital

• In 1965, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) systems
  installed in New York City Municipal Building
  near City Hall.
• Charged Coupled Device camera (CCD), which used
  microchip computer technology, broadened the
  practical applications of video surveillance by
  making low-light and night recording possible.
• During the 1990s, Digital Multiplexing enabled
  recording on several cameras at once, time-lapse
  and motion-only recording.
• Digital video surveillance provided a cheaper,
  faster, and more efficient means of manipulating
  the imagesto improve clarity even further by
  adjusting light, enhancing resolution, and zoom.
• Streaming video across the Internet via
  satellites allow remote surveillance systems to
  be accessed from anywhere in the world.

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Pros Security Threats

• Theoretically, reduces the risk of potential
  terrorist attacks.
• Tracks criminal activities in convening areas and
  suspicious locations.
• Monitors drug and gang activities.

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Cons Privacy Concerns

• The government can abuse its power of
  surveillance.
• Records in or near public areas which are
  reserved for personal matters
• Bedrooms
• Bathrooms
• Fitting rooms

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Purpose Commercial

• Employers supervise employees to watch out for
  inappropriate behavior
• Theft
• Harassment
• Negligence
• Business owners identify individuals who commit
  illegal activities on property.

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Purpose Educational
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Purpose Governmental

• Government officials enforce national security
  within federal buildings by intercepting
  espionage and corruption.
• Police monitor the speed of traffic to enforce
  road safety regulations and laws.
• Police respond quickly and effectively to illegal
  activities within the community
• Drug-dealing
• Prostitution
• Robbery

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Purpose Residential

• Parents observe treatment of children by nannies
  and housekeepers while not at home.
• Couples spy on their spouses to prove or disprove
  convictions of infidelity.
• Homeowners identify individuals who trespass on
  private property.

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Statistics Surveillance Units

• Some major cities and colleges have already
  invested in major deployment of security cameras
  in high-risk areas where crime and violence
  threaten the safety of students and citizens.
  Networks of these surveillance systems are funded
  by federal grants.

Sources References 4, 5, and 6.