This article outlines the development of surveillance systems to IP based systems. It seems that these surveillance systems are being used by Government as a security measure more and more, and the camera proliferation shows no sign of stopping.
The strange thing about this is that a camera obviously want stop a suicide bomber, but we will get to see it. Some may debate the deterrence of other anti social behavior, like fighting, and it may be justified. However, there seems to be a problem when after the Brazilian man was shot following the 7/7 tragedy, police were able to initially report all of the pertinent video footage malfunctioned that day. So, the question remains, Who watches those that watch us?
We the answer is we do. At the moment we are severly limited to doing this as we really only have mobile phone cameras at our disposal to give some sort of safety that authority will not abuse our basic rights. however, would it not make more sense, especially with IP technology, that all public funded surveillance cameras be availble for viewing from the web? What I like to call, Big Sister.
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