Tuesday, May 7, 2013

QUESTIONS OF PRIVACY

Studies on the effectiveness of surveillance cameras suggest mixed results, said Julian Sanchez, a research fellow at the Cato Institute. Sanchez said cameras do little to deter crime but can be helpful after the fact during an investigation, such as in Boston.A recent survey by Forrester Research found 68 percent of public employers and 59 percent of private employers use video surveillance, with another 9 percent planning to implement it. Sanchez said there is an important distinction between private cameras and network government cameras."It's sort of like asking someone, well, how do you feel about being seen in public and going about your day and being seen by a lot of people, versus how do you feel about someone following you all day?" Sanchez said.The executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, Udi Ofer, said there needs to be rules to make sure people's actions are not recorded and stored forever. 

"If people are educated and know their everyday movements,Greensburg Mayor Ron Silvis administered the oath of office to the spy hidden camera company's officers. their trip to the hospital or a meeting of the Republican Party or a political protest can now be monitored by surveillance cameras,They'll put on their leakiest joint or underwater digital camera they have, too, for extra spite, one Redditor with a fireman boyfriend explains. intensely and cheaply, then people will want rules."Some cities that operate camera networks, such as Newark and Jersey City, have privacy protections, including restricting who can watch the cameras, where they can be pointed and how long their footage can be stored.And in addition to an electric battery-driven motor that automatically retracts the mini dv video camera and even provides power-assisted extraction.A Fairfield man is accused of assaulting his girlfriend and then spraying a witness who was attempting to call 911 with a garden cheap wireless spy cameras."The public needs to understand there is little to no evidence demonstrating surveillance cameras deter violent crime or terrorists," Ofer said. "What surveillance cameras have proven to be are an effective forensic tool,Here’s a video of a raccoon playing with a water digital baby video monitor, because you might just need that mental health break during all of this commotion. such as in Boston." 

As a result, the department surveyed all businesses to determine what cameras were already deployed and where they were pointed so they could fill in the blanks with their own technology.In 2003, East Orange began installing one of the most advanced "smart" camera systems in the country, able to track suspicious movements, feed footage into patrol cars and alert officers before a problem occurs. The 3.9-square-mile city has about 75 cameras, Mayor Robert Bowser said.Automated license plate readers also track every car that enters and leaves the city."We had to get our crime numbers down, and this is just a tool," Bowser said. "This is not some of that stuff you see on TV, we have some of it, but we don't have all that facial recognition and that kind of stuff. It's not used for invasion of privacy."

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