Comments on: Watching Big Brother http://philosecurity.org/2008/12/21/watching-big-brother Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:41:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: philosecurity » Blog Archive » IBM’s Watchful Eye http://philosecurity.org/2008/12/21/watching-big-brother/comment-page-1#comment-4578 philosecurity » Blog Archive » IBM’s Watchful Eye Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:41:52 +0000 http://philosecurity.org/?p=141#comment-4578 [...] Watching Big Brother [...] [...] Watching Big Brother [...]

]]> By: sherri http://philosecurity.org/2008/12/21/watching-big-brother/comment-page-1#comment-3922 sherri Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:21:18 +0000 http://philosecurity.org/?p=141#comment-3922 "Knowledge is power," huh? “Knowledge is power,” huh?

]]> By: el io http://philosecurity.org/2008/12/21/watching-big-brother/comment-page-1#comment-3918 el io Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:39:33 +0000 http://philosecurity.org/?p=141#comment-3918 It would seem reasonable to me that the only way to ensure these systems are used properly is to allow 'civilian' access to them (and strong audit trails). These are cameras in public places, and if they are accessible to the police, they should be to all. This can facilitate better coverage on cameras, but also be used to protect against and document police brutality. It seems unfortunate that studies have not shown that these devices reduce crime. If that is the case, then why would we continue to deploy them? el io It would seem reasonable to me that the only way to ensure these systems are used properly is to allow ‘civilian’ access to them (and strong audit trails). These are cameras in public places, and if they are accessible to the police, they should be to all.

This can facilitate better coverage on cameras, but also be used to protect against and document police brutality.

It seems unfortunate that studies have not shown that these devices reduce crime. If that is the case, then why would we continue to deploy them?

el io

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