04.09.2016 Views

CCTV ITS A PROBLEM?

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

<strong>CCTV</strong> OVERVIEW<br />

Digital video manufacturers claim that turning <strong>CCTV</strong> installations into digital<br />

video installations is inherently better).<br />

There continues to be much debate over the merits and price-for-performance of<br />

Network cameras as compared to analog cameras. Many in the <strong>CCTV</strong> industry<br />

claim that many analog cameras can outperform network cameras at a lower<br />

price.<br />

<strong>CCTV</strong> is susceptible to abuse<br />

One problem with creating such a powerful surveillance system is that<br />

experience tells us it will inevitably be abused. There are five ways that<br />

surveillance-camera systems are likely to be misused:<br />

Criminal abuse: Surveillance systems present law enforcement "bad apples" with<br />

a tempting opportunity for criminal misuse. In 1997, for example, a top-ranking<br />

police official in Washington, DC was caught using police databases to gather<br />

information on patrons of a gay club. By looking up the

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!