Comment on Gerald's post

While some of the disadvantages are true, I do not agree with some. If the CCTV is only activated when there is a need to, it may be to late in some situations such as when loan sharks vandalize on someone's property by mistake as a result of wrong addresses. Other situations like kidnap or murder may also take place anytime, anywhere and we would not be able to predict when it would happen. Storage of the tapes can also be solved by checking through and clearing up unneeded tapes once a month or so.

Posted by : Lau Shing Hin Gavin 2A (18)

Advantages and Disaadvantages of CCTV Cameras

The advantages:The CCTV Camera system allows the government to keep an eye on a place and have evidence for any crime. This kind of monitoring will make people be aware that they are being watched by the cameras all the time and they would not dare to commit crimes or break the law. The monitoring system allows people to feel safer to go out and not to worry about their house being broken in.

The dis-advantages:The CCTV Camera system may use up too much electricity thus having a need to raise tax on people. Some people would not be happy to pay for something extra which they do not want it in the first place and this would cause a big problem for the government to handle. The monitoring system will invade into people's privacy which are not liked by the people. The CCTV may not be 100% full proof as people will invent or think of new ways to hack into the cameras system for bad doings.

This is all i have to say. Thanks

Advantages and Disadvantages of CCT Cameras

Installing security cameras provides officials with evidence that would not be available otherwise. For example, if there is a case of theft, the cameras would be able to show the evidence of the criminal activity. Installing security cameras also acts as a crime deterrent. For example, people are less likely to commit a crime if they know that are being monitored by surveillance cameras and would definitely be caught if they continue their crime act. Despite the various advantages of installing security cameras, there are nevertheless few disadvantages of installing these equipment. For example, the set-up and maintenance of these cameras may proved to be too costly for the buyers to afford. Some people may also find that these cameras can affect their privacy. For example, these people might know that the cameras are watching their every move and these may cause them to feel uncomfortable.

 

  I think that Singapore should step up on CCT surveillance in light of the economic downturn and the increase in the number of crimes as these cameras may help the police in singapore to find traces of evidence of the criminal activity and better increase the rate of nabbing the criminal. Although the cameras may be a little expensive, i still think that setting up these cameras is worth it.

 

 I think that these cameras may be a hindrance in my privacy as they can monitor my every move and these make me feel uncomfortable and they may effect my every action.

Blog entry 2

Reply to Gavins post.

It may be true that cctvs can help record down whats going on inside their houses. But some elderly are really sensitive when it comes to privacy. They feel that their privacy should be kept unknown to others. Why let others know what you are doing? And the cost for the upkeep of the cctv will not be cheap, especially if it is on 24/7. 

Comment on Sean's post

I disagree with Sean's disadvantages because if you are not going to do anything bad in CCTV area you do not have to be afraid that you are in a CCTV area. Most CCTV providers would provide a decent firewall to protect the CCTV systems from being hacked. Most of the videos will be destroyed after a month if they are not needed but how many people want to steal recorded tapes of people shopping or going about in their daily lives.

Blog Entry 2

This is my second blog post, and my written comment to Yong Chun's post about the advantages and disadvantages of CCTV Surveillance Cameras. 

I have to agree with him on the advantages. The CCTV can be really useful in checking belongings, especially valuables that you want to keep safe. Instead of worrying about it being stolen, you could just install a CCTV, as stated, to ease your fears. Like I mentioned in my first post, CCTV cameras can help in recording evidence that can be used in criminal trials to indict or acquit a suspect. It can also decrease the chances of a wrong verdict, with the evidence being able to turn the case around for the defendant if he is truly innocent. CCTV does decrease the number of crimes, like robberies in the places they are installed in. With the invention, it is easy to record the act and track the perpetrator down. 

However, I have to disagree with him on the disadvantages. It might be a cause of unemployment for security officers when they could use CCTVs to keep watch on the area, but manpower is also needed in a very different way. Less security guards might be needed, but the demand for CCTVs will increase, due to dependence on the produce. Thus, more engineers will be employed by engineering firms to satisfy these demands. The invention of the CCTV could also cause the demand for other jobs like repairmen to increase.

I agree with his implementation of the cameras. By installing the cameras at Singapore's red-light district and at crowded places like Orchard Road, it will deter criminals from acting in such places.

Blog Entry 1

CCTVs are good as they keep the police, people who want to safe keep belongings or people who want to survey a place up to date on whatever they are surveying. CCTVs can also help solve crimes when evidence is needed. CCTVs decrease the amount of crimes in an area where it is installed. CCTVs let road officials monitor traffic and relief traffic jams.

The disadvantages of CCTVs to me are that they destroy job opportunities because CCTVs replace the eyes of humans, therefore not as many people are need for surveillance of an area. although humans are still needed to watch the CCTVs, less people are required. 

I feel that Singapore should have more CCTV cameras at places like Singapore's red light district, Geylang, and crowded places like Orchard Road. More CCTV cameras should be put up in HDB neighborhoods to reduce crimes.

Advantages of having a CCTV

• Having a CCTV would allow owners to check on what is going on inside their apartments. They would be able to check on maids, children, elderly and tenants if the owners are not around and some valuables like trophies and jewlary are on display. The CCTV would also help the Police in case of theft or vandilisam in which the recorded footage can be used to identify the crooks and the footage can also be used as evidence and proof against the crooks. The CCTV may also help keep watch of neighbors’’ homes as well if the neighbor asks the CCTV owner to also set the CCTV to watch both homes.

Comment on Darlyn's Post

From Darlyn's Post:  One advantage is that the camera cannot be tampered with as the cameras make use of wireless technology to work, also, the absence of wires in the camera makes it easier for the camera to blend in and hide in its surroundings, making it unlikely for criminals to notice them.

The last advantage is that installing a CCT surveillance saves manpower as it can be used to monitor the streets instead placing policemen on patrols there and wasting manpower. This way, the police department does not have to worry about being short of policemen.

My comment: 

I do not agree that the camera cannot be tampered because as technology advances and time goes on, criminals tend to get smarter and getting all of the latest hacking devices to enhance their success in their operation. Deploying of policemen may waste manpower but choosing the right place where crime rates are high would not be a waste. So having cameras surveying the place with policemen patrolling the area would be a great combination to lower the crime rate.

good and bad points if the CCTV

Positive Points:

-Provides security

-24 hour surveillance on important places

-Aid in the capture of criminals and fighting of crime

-Provide evidence in crimes

-Discourages theft

-CCTV today often supervises industrial processes that take place under conditions too dangerous for humans

-Many cities and motorway networks have extensive traffic-monitoring systems, using closed-circuit television to detect congestion and notice accidents

-Bosses can also check on their employees in case they have been resting instead of working

- Monitoring the situation at home : maid, children, sick family members

Negative Points:

-CCTV cameras are intruding into people's privacy, as they are not surveying private, but public space, which goes against the publics rights

-CCTV’s are outnumbering people in countries such as the UK

-The ever-increasing number of CCTV’s aiding in the prevention of crime may lead to over-reliance

-Hackers and guerilla artists have exposed the vulnerabilities of the video systems in an act dubbed "video sniffing”, they have crossed feeds, uploaded their own video feeds and used the video footage for artistic purposes.

-Spraying substances over the lens can make the image too blurry to be read

-For wireless networks, broadcasting a signal at the same frequency of the CCTV network is reported to be able to jam it

-Laser pointers can temporarily blind cameras, and higher powered lasers can damage them

 

Blog Entry 1: What are the advantages of CCT surveillance?

With the increase in technology over the past years, there have been many new inventions like the CCT surveillance cameras.  Are they a great help to our modern society or are they merely taking away every semblance of our privacy?

I believe that in this case, the pros outweigh the cons. With CCT surveillance, we are granted a greater sense of security. For example, if you are being stalked, you can use the cameras to find out who the stalker is, and give the tape over to the police for investigation. It would then be very, very important as evidence.

Also, it allows you to keep a greater watch on your home, even when you are not around. There have been cases of maids abusing children in recent years, and installing the cameras can certainly help to prevent or at least reduce the number of cases of the abuse of young children and the elderly by the maids. For example, there was a case where a maid was caught on tape abusing a two and a half year old child. Would this be possible without CCT surveillance?

It will also save on manpower. Instead of assigning a person to keep watch on a specific area, when he could be more productive elsewhere, I believe that using the CCT surveillance is a much better alternative. With such technology, a person can keep watch on various areas, rather than keeping watch on an area and potentially ruining the operation.

Of course, there have been many concerns and criticism like the lack of privacy it would cause, but in this case, is the need for privacy greater than our desire for security and safety? I don’t believe so.

Comment on KaiXun's Post

Installing the CCTV cameras would certainly tighten the security in the area and could also help in the capturing of the robbers. Using the CCTV to monitor children is also very important in the child's safety and not like what most people say on how it invades the child's privacy. Most importantly like you stated, it is to provide us a safer environment to live in.

Comments on Farhan's post .

Farhan , I have read your post and do not agree that the using of CCTV invades privacy . If you have done nothing wrong whether in the public or in private , you would not be afraid that someone is watching you through the CCTV. The CCTV is meant to capture the images of people doing crimes . If you are doing something more private and you do not want others to see but it is not a crime like , kissing , hugging you would not have visited places where you think there might be CCTVs installed . You would probably have done those in places where there is unlikely to have CCTVs watching you like a park or at the beach .

I also do not agree that people with social disorder is caused by the CCTV . People with such problems would have probably avoided places likely to have CCTVs watching their every move example : a shopping mall or crowded places .

I totally agree that the CCTV provides security and it aids the police in crime investigations . The CCTVs installed at the crime scene might have filmed down the looks of the suspect . I this way , the police would have a much easier job in finding who the suspect is among the growing population of humans and leading to the apprehension of the suspect . It can also act as a soild evidence to show the court that the suspect had been to the crime scene or committing the crime .

comment on farhan's post

I do agree that there is a slight bit of invasion of privacy is wrong, but it is for our safety as well that we are doing this thing. Many people would put safety before thinking of  their privacy being invaded unless he or she is doing something wrong behind the back thus thinking of privacy invading is bad as it comes with a good cost.

Blog Entry 2: Comment On Gerald's Posting

Even though I agree with Gerald that the fact that the invasion of privacy is a major disadvantage due to the installation of the CCTV, I believe that this is more of a one-sided statement. From an ordinary people’s perspective, we may think that the installation of the CCTV is an invasion of privacy to our lives. However, from a police perspective, we may think that CCTV is an excellent detection toll. Nevertheless, it only helps some preplanned crimes and even then there are ways to thwart its effectiveness (i.e. Hats/Hoods). Therefore, neither the police nor the ordinary people are at fault as when there is gain, there will also be pain.

Reply to Marvi Ng Yi Song's Post

That being said, most CCTV cameras have very low resolution. This can hamper spotting criminals. Also, there are bound to be some blind spots which CCTV's cannot see. With so many CCTV's, there are many screen which have to be monitored. Many guards have to be employed to keep track of what is happening in each screen at any given time. Also, humans can make errors, and see wrongly.

Advantages of CCTV

If CCTV are placed at places with high crime rates, it will definitely be helpful as criminals may think twice before taking action as their actions will be recorded down . With that the police are able to track down the criminal much more easier. It will also be used at crowded locations where recording down peoples actions from a higher view would be easier to identify each person rather than having policemen to stand in the crowd which would be difficult.

And with the newest CCTV cameras which are able to locate the direction when a gun is fired would definitely help with catching criminals commiting serious crimes.

By Zi Ming

REPLY TO ZI LI POST!

AGREE

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- Aid police in the crime

-Deter terrorism

-The ability to identify guns used

-Monitor maids and children

Disagree

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-Invasion of Privacy

-Social phobia

Reasons why I agree with Zi Li

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- I personally agree with Zi Li as you can read from his post, it is true that the CCTV are now used in modern times to nab criminals that are on the loose or currently doing the crime. The CCTV are now used to catch the criminal in actions, to catch their face down on tape to assist the police in increasing their efficiency and to nab the criminal faster.

-I also agree that it deters in terrorism activities as it is placed in as what Zi Li has said in his post that CCTV are placed in those financially rich districts as that is where most of the terrorist strikes.

-The camera also has the ability to see what was the firearm they were using which could also led to the eventual arrest of those criminals.

-And finally for those parents who are busy in their job to take care of their children will seek help by hiring a maid to assist them with the house chores such as cooking, etc. But some of these parents are afraid to leave their children and valuables unguarded which is why they decided to install a CCTV to prevent cases such as the maid taking the valuables and running away.

Reasons why I disagree with Zi Li

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-Invasion of privacy! Most people feels that having the camera around them watching their every moves is that they feel that the government distrust them and in turn would cost conflict between the publics and the government which could leads to dire consequences such as riots, etc. They might also find this interfering with their daily life such as a couple kissing which is the taped down.

-Social Phobia. This is a disorder which some people suffer from. This disorder instill anxiety and extreme fear into the "victim" which some of the symptoms are them conscious of the camera watching them which may lead to the increase of the potential risk as they may go berserk and just launched themselves at the public and may inflict grievous harm on the person.

Conclusion

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Lastly, I feel that there are advantages and disadvantages to the CCTV and agree nd yet at the same time disagree with Zi Li! 

What are the advantages of having CCTV surveillance camera

It allows the security guard to be able to see all the happenings that is going on inside the shopping centre without him moving about the shopping mall which actually consists of saving time. As the video said, the CCTV camera is somehow acting as an eye to look at what is going on in the shopping mall of crimes being taken place. By seeing this, it would be easier to stop the crime and apprehend the criminal red-handedly so as to prevent him from denying all allegations. By having "eyes" around the shopping mall also reduces the number of security guards needed to patrol around the mall so as to prevent crowds. With the help of these "eyes" it  also allows the viewer to have a bird's eye view of the mall so as to be able to see the criminal clearly which allows no loopholes in the criminals look even if they wear a cap as they can see the shirt clearly and their size. 

By Marvin Ng Yi Song

The Advantages of CCTV Surveillance

The CCTV Surveillance cameras would be an extremely useful tool in keeping the streets and other places safe from crime. The cameras itself would already have put off most of the robbers from even starting a crime as they know that their faces would be easily captured by the surveillance cameras. It could also capture the images of the robbers or thieves and would help police in arresting the culprit.

Advantages Of CCTV Surveillance

There are several advantages of installing a CCTV. The CCTV will be used to help identify the people who are stealing or shoplifting. This is because the CCTV is able monitor and help the police in investigating and capturing the culprit. The CCTV also can be installed at home to monitor the elderly, children or if they have a maid. The CCTV and be installed at other places so as to be able to prevent terrorism from happening.  Lastly, the CCTV is able to be installed at almost anywhere as it is small and light.

Comment on Kai Xun's post

Yes, i agree with Kai Xun that even though the installing of the CCTV creates a safe environment, it also invades other people's privacy as they can see what other people are doing. Installing CCTV at home to monitor the children is the same as not having trust in the children and also invading their privacy.

Blog Entry 1:Advantages Of Using CCTV Surveillance

Installing a CCTV can have lots of benefits. The main reason why we install CCTV is due to several safety reasons. When we install CCTV, we will be able to avoid dealing with the thieves. The CCTV may also be used for traffic control to check the traffic condition on the roads. CCTV is most of the time use for identification after a theft or shoplifting. CCTV can also be used to monitor the actions of the children who are at home. Some CCTV is installed at the cash registers. This is a good way to keep track on transactions and those using the cash registers. Sometimes, it may be used to fight terrorism. Most importantly, it provides us a safer environment to live in. Lastly, it is about its versatility, it can be installed everywhere, making it a very useful tool.

What are the advantages of CCT surveillance ?

There are many advantages of using the CCT surveillance . One of the main uses of the CCT surveillance is to aid police in apprehending suspects of a crime . It is working 24 hours a day and 7 days a week .It can thus capture images of suspects and the places where they have gone to at any time . This can then provide police information on suspects and leading the police to the capturing of the suspects . Thanks to CCT surveillance , the police had successfully track down the suspects in the subway bombing in London recently.

The CCT surveillance can also help deter terrorism and are placed at financial buildings which was said to be the prime target of terrorist . It can also deter crimes especially robberies . There are some CCTVs that come with a smart technology that allows it to hear gunshots and where they are coming from . Plus it is able to identify the guns that was fired . Hence the rate of crimes had dropped due to the installation of CTT surveillance all over the city in New York .

The fear of break-ins and loan shark related vandalism during this economic crisis had urged some vendors to get themselves some CCTVs .It could be installed in their shops or outside of their shops . If it is inside the shop , it could capture the face of the thief that broke into the shop or if it is outside , it could prevent the thief from breaking into the shop or stop loan sharks from vandalizing their shops if the loan sharks had got the wrong address , fearing that their faces might be captured and handed over to the police .

House owners could consider installing one CCTV along the corridor if they suspect that the loan sharks had gotten the wrong address and vandalize their house . The CCTV will capture the face of the loan sharks that vandalize their house and the house owners can then hand the faces to the police .

CCT surveillance also can be used to monitor maids or children . An Indonesian maid was captured by the CCTV ill treating an infant and was jailed . Engineer ,Lubino Degracia Magsombol, 49, plans to install it in his house , to prevent his two teenage sons from accessing pornographic websites while he is at work although the one he thought of was a fake CCT surveillance . Even a fake CCTV could stop someone from doing bad things.

In the market , there are all kinds of CCT surveillance suitable to be installed at different places . All you need to do is to get yourself an ideal one for the place you want to install in to be able to capture the perfect images .

It is part of human to behave themselves when they know they are being watched .

Comments on Farhan'post

I do not agree that ‘Most people feel that it is an invasion of privacy as they are conscious that a camera is watching their every move’. Even if near private housing, I think the owners of the houses were being asked if they want a camera installed around their estate. If you did not plan to do anything wrong in public, I believed you need not be conscious that a camera is watching you. CCTV cameras are usually installed at crowded public places and I do not think that people with social disorder will go to such places.  I also believed that once a while the security guards will change the cameras so that the cameras could be in their best condition and records the best quality video.  

THE ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES OF THE CCTV

Advantages Of Using CCTV

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-Provide more security

-Easy to configure & easy to maintain

-Assist the police in crime

-Increase the security level in the financial area where the upper level people live

Disadvantages Of Using CCTV

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-Invasion of privacy

-The data of the CCTV must be kept privately

-CCTV programme has to be updated frequently so as to prevent hackers or virus to enter the system

-The quality of the video as the CCTV has to be the up to date system

Reasons for advantages

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-The advantages of CCTV is to prevent crime from happening in those city such as New York which has high crime rates, and in most of these crimes, the criminals are let off scott free so this is where the CCTV comes in place as its duty is to film down the incident such as where and when it happen.

-Latest CCTV are also considered cheap and easy to use and can be concealed quite easily to prevent suspicion and best of all it is very easy to be maintained.

-It assist the police in crime investigation as it takes down the criminal face and clothing and every single little detail to assist the police in nabbing the criminal.

-Most of these cameras are situated at the financially rich district as the crime rate there is very high as a crime is happening very frequently nearing almost half an hour a crime is happening.

Reason for disadvantages

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 - Most people feel that it is an invasion of privacy as they are conscious that a camera is watching their every move. And worst of all are those who have Social Phobia as this one of the symptom for this disorder is the anxiety and fear which is caused by being watched by people.

-The data must be kept privately as if any of the details are leaked out to the internet, the  "victim" who is in this video may complain and in turn will result to a law suit. If any of this details are released or leaked out, the consequences would also be very dire as if this video land in the hands of terrorist, it will result to terrorist attacking as the video would have took videos of every single spots in the city which will be a map to the terrorist.

-The system has to be protected as to prevent hackers from hacking into the system as once they are inside, they can control it free willingly while their comrades in crime do the crime while the hacker moves the camera remotely to prevent them from being recorded. 

While the system has to be updated regularly to prevent virus from invading it as just one virus would cause the entire camera system to breakdown due to system failure.

-The quality of the video must also be state of the art to be able to record everything clearly and the most important detail is that the face must be recorded clearly to prevent misunderstanding when they go arresting the suspect or main suspect.

sean:darlyn's post

Although the criminals cannot see them they would be smart enough to think that there would be  at least a few cctv cameras in the area.

Secondly, it does not really ensure more security or safety, so what if the people see it are they quick enough to get to the place and are the robbers slow enough to drag and take their own sweet time?

Lastly, it does save some manpower but, it still requires someone to sit behind the big screen to monitor what is going on and what is captured by the cctv cameras.

Disadvantages of CCTV

A major disadvantage of CCTV is disregard of other's privacy. This should be avoided as much as possible and so the CCTV should only be activated when the need arises.
Major Disadvantages
- Requires large storage space to hold 24/7 tapes of many CCTV''s

- Invasion Of Privacy
- Cause People to be Uneasy

- Must have adequate protection from both internet and physical damage

Eg Firewalls + Safety Shield

Gerald Lau 2A 17

Bosco Kor wrote this

There are many advantages of putting CCT surveillance, like what Commissioner Ray Kelly from NYPD said in an interview that if people saw a sign on the camera that is from the police department it will not only prevent people from committing robbery during the night when there is very little human traffic but also it helps to lower the rate of terrorist attack as it would be seen by the police and would be easily captured. These cameras are also effective when needed in an investigation in tracking down the suspect, it was used in the latest summer subway bombing. The cameras also can be used during riots to keep the rioters under control and also during an assassination of a political figure police could use these cameras to find out what gun was used and where was it shot from, with all these details the culprit would be easier to be captured.

Putting CCT surveillance is a double-edge sword, there are also many disadvantages walking down the street seeing all those cameras could really scare someone with so many eyes looking at them. If Singapore ever wanted to install these many cameras they would need to consider the budget of the cameras if it was on 24/7 and the installation, it would cost a bomb. Also Singapore has to consider the manpower which would operate these cameras with so many cameras it will not be an easy job. FInally there will also not be any privacy, without privacy a typical Singaporean would write in to complain about the cameras and the company will need to get ready for lots of letters. 

Well with those cameras in Chicago, the crime rate dropped by 16% if Singapore wants to put all these cameras its not up to us to decide as they would need to consider all the disadvantages and see if it is worth the money to install the cameras.

Well if the cameras are installed for the sake of the people's safety, i do not think people would mind if their privacy was taken away from them. Many would rather be safe than have privacy.

    

The Advantages of CCT surveillance

One advantage is that the camera cannot be tampered with as the cameras make use of wireless technology to work, also, the absence of wires in the camera makes it easier for the camera to blend in and hide in its surroundings, making it unlikely for criminals to notice them.

 

Another advantage of installing a CCt surveillance is that it strengthens security and that it allows the police to be able to catch robbers and terrorists on the streets, in the bus, in the train and also in secluded and dark places.

The last advantage is that installing a CCT surveillance saves manpower as it can be used to monitor the streets instead placing policemen on patrols there and wasting manpower. This way, the police department does not have to worry about being short of policemen.

Advantages of CCT surveillance

Using the CCT surveillance, it could help to fight terrorism. If it is installed in public places, buses, or retail centers, it can help deter crimes, provide the police with leads, help citizens feel safer, and improve the economy of a crime-stricken area. House owners can also install one along the corridor to capture the loan sharks’ looks if they think the loan sharks have gotten the wrong address and splashes paint on the door. Digital recording is done 24/7. There are also different types of CCT surveillance that are suitable to install at certain places so that the it could capture the best image.

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Blog Entry 2: Comments on Sean’s Blog Entry

I think that the reason the police are increasing the number of CCTV cameras is to ensure no one will do any unlawful activities in the country while the owners of their house install the cameras to prevent any burglary of their houses. It might seem to be invading the privacy of other people and they will feel uncomfortable. However, they do not have anything to be afraid of if you did not do any wrong things. Moreover, the police are just ensuring our safety and the house owners have valid reasons to install cameras and it is not someone who takes videos whenever they want, wherever they are without any valid reason. I do not agree that anyone from the Internet can just hack into the CCTV system and turn the angle of the CCTV and a crime can happen in the other direction, which the CCTV had been moved from. Thus, I think that the matter regarding the police and the house owners installing CCTV does not have any implications to our privacy.

disadvantages of CCTV

Major disadvantage is invasion of someones privacy unless there are valid reasons behind implementing a CCTV solution i.e. for example deterring theft etc

Major advantages

- Prevention & deterrent for theft/crime
- Reduces stock losses hence increasing profitability (depending on its objective)
- Establishment of an anti fraud/crime culture
- Evidence for prosecution
- Great risk management tool

Major Disadvantages
- Data protection violation (have to ensure tapes are kept in a secure place)
- People might be uncomfortable being watched so will affect motivation, attitudes
- May cause people behaving in "controlled" ways
- Anyone from the internet can just hack into the CCTV system and turn the angle of the CCTV and a crime can happen in the other direction which the CCTV had been moved from.

To prevent that, the guard must be licensed if the area is to be monitored by the public.
To prevent invading someone else's privacy, it must be made sure that if the CCTV is moveable, the camera must not be facing any private houses or houses of people or offices as they have a right to keep their privacy to themselves.

June 8, 2009 9:53 PM

Blog Entry 1: What are the advantages of CCT surveillance?

One advantage is that the unit will not be subjected to any tampering of any type of wire because the cameras make use of wireless technology to accomplish the task at hand. The absence of wiring makes it easier to be hidden.

It is easier to amass evidence against irregularity because of the clarity of the images captured. Most of these wireless units have a high-resolution image that makes it very easy to identify features of the person. This makes the cameras ideal for the owner of the unit to easily monitor all activities within range of the cameras, and clearly note any suspicious behaviour, while getting a clear image of the person engaged in the activities.

It also does not take much effort to install the cameras. It is possible for the cameras to be placed exactly where they are needed to be, as oppose to having to compromise on the location just to give way to the positioning of the cables.

The last advantage is that it is not that expensive than most people would think. In fact, it is possible to purchase these types of cameras at a significantly less amount per unit than many of the wired counterparts on the market today. It is no wonder that more and more people are choosing to go wireless for their security camera needs as wireless units make for much easier installation.

Disadvantages of CCT surveillance

Everyone has the right to respect of private and family life. However, public authorities may interfere with this right where it is in the interests of national security, public safety, prevention of disorder or crime, or for the protection of the rights of others. Such surveillance must be fair, necessary and proportional.

Although crime in the CCTV area might be prevented, crimes may be displaced to other areas or into different types of crime.

Cameras are often mounted on tall poles, which makes face recognition difficult. Other factors such as lighting, or the presence of trees can also affect image quality.

Images can be disclosed to third parties for crime prevention and detection and there are also no nationally agreed protocols for sharing such information which means that you can be tracked by any law enforcement officer anytime.

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4.     Your entries must be at least five days apart. 
5.     Your entry must be at least 50 words in length. 
6.     Each of your entries must be accompanied with your official name. Do not use a ‘nickname'. 

Language : 
1.     Your language must be formal, grammatically correct and free of spelling errors. 
2.     You must not use obscene or offensive language or symbols. 
3.     You must not use slang words or abbreviations.  

Discussion Topics : 
1.     What are the advantages of CCT surveillance ? 
2.     What are the disadvantages of CCT surveillance ? 
3.     Do you think that Singapore should step up on CCT surveillance in light of the economic downturn and the increase in the number of crimes ? 
4.     What are the implications for your own privacy ? 

This assignment is to tie-in your blogging activity with the Term 3 instructional programme of the Argumentative / Persuasive Text-type.