| Business category 1 |
CCTV Products |
| City ( of main office ) |
Ottawa, CA, Canada |
| Address |
41-121 L'amoreaux Dr |
| Phones |
1-416-5020631 |
| Fax |
1-416-5620631 |
| About |
The use of public video surveillance for policing, although common in the UK since the 1980s, has until recently not been politically palatable in other countries. The notion of the state being able to watch one while one is walking down the street conjures up comparisons with Nineteen Eighty-Four's telescreens. In the post-September-11 environment, however, officials in many countries-Canada included-have found increasing support for the installation of public video surveillance systems. The proliferation of surveillance-camera projects has brought with it some serious privacy concerns. What's more, the development of specialized computer software creates new potential applications for video surveillance that could go beyond the original intended purposes. Public video surveillance is not likely to disappear, but it is worthwhile to examine what sorts of limits can be placed on such systems to minimize their invasiveness.
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| Date |
2011 Oct 29, 08:10 |
