Who watches watchers in surveillance society?
CNN
02/08/07
In some cities in Europe and the United States, a person can be videotaped by surveillance cameras hundreds of times a day, and it’s safe to say that most of the time no one is actually watching. But the advent of ‘intelligent video’ — software that raises the alarm if something on camera appears amiss — means Big Brother will soon be able to keep a more constant watch, a prospect that is sure to heighten privacy concerns. … the encroachment on privacy in what civil libertarians call a ’surveillance society’ may be a price willingly paid by citizens who fear terrorism and crime. But ever-alert software capable of maintaining a continuous ‘watch’ on security cameras multiplies the risks of harassing innocent people, privacy experts say...
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/02/06/cameras.surveillance.reut/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=surveillance
02/08/07
In some cities in Europe and the United States, a person can be videotaped by surveillance cameras hundreds of times a day, and it’s safe to say that most of the time no one is actually watching. But the advent of ‘intelligent video’ — software that raises the alarm if something on camera appears amiss — means Big Brother will soon be able to keep a more constant watch, a prospect that is sure to heighten privacy concerns. … the encroachment on privacy in what civil libertarians call a ’surveillance society’ may be a price willingly paid by citizens who fear terrorism and crime. But ever-alert software capable of maintaining a continuous ‘watch’ on security cameras multiplies the risks of harassing innocent people, privacy experts say...
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/02/06/cameras.surveillance.reut/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=surveillance
rudkla - 9. Feb, 15:12
