Wednesday, January 18, 2012

CCTV in Public Spaces

CCTV in Public Spaces

With rise of terrorist activities in the financial capital of India. Mumbai Police is contemplating to bring Mumbai under the CCTV eye. The project, which has already received the consent of the state government, consists of connecting the CCTV networks of the traffic police, railways, state transport, BEST and private networks to the Mumbai police’s network. State government has given consent for close to 5000 CCTV cameras, which will be installed at various locations. 

Internationally, In the UK it has been claimed that the average citizen is captured by 300 cameras each day, that there were around 1.5 million cameras in 400 communities as of 2002 (with 40,000 operated by local government, up from 100 in 1990), and that distinctions between private and public space are eroding.

source: HT , Privacy

Every Thursday, We will take up more International Security issues and there implications in the society. This series will help understand pros and cons of the technology and present guidelines for  implementation of technology at Home, Offices and organizations.



2 comments:

  1. One the most useful benefit of having CCTV at public places is that it discourage destruction of public property. Merely the existence of CCTV cameras improves the law and order in most cities. CCTV Bristol

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  2. One the most useful benefit of having CCTV at public places is that it discourage destruction of public property. Merely the existence of CCTV cameras improves the law and order in most cities.

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