| "Every breath you take | | | | when you no longer feel safe or confident |
| | | | even in public lavatories and rest rooms. |
| Every move you make | | | | When surveillance is used for wrong purposes |
| | | | like identity theft, robbery, voyeurism, and |
| Every bond you break | | | | spying on the neighbors and teachers, it |
| | | | assumes sinister undertones. |
| Every step you take | | | | |
| | | | The knowledge that there is covert electronic |
| Ill be watching you" | | | | surveillance somewhere in a public place has |
| | | | transformed the way people feel about |
| Song and signs of the times | | | | themselves. Its one thing to want people to |
| | | | notice you, and another thing to be ogled at |
| Sounds familiar? These lines from Stings | | | | in secret when you are least prepared for it. |
| "Every Breath You Take" describe CCTV and | | | | People complain that they are feeling like |
| other digital surveillance systems very well. | | | | criminals, conscious of their very behavior |
| But thats just it. The electronic eyes hiding | | | | when they are just out there taking a break. |
| behind a pot of African lilies and irises | | | | |
| could be doing just that while youre wolfing | | | | When surveillance is security |
| down grilled steak or picking your nose. | | | | |
| | | | Homeowners who have video surveillance have |
| If you only knew you were being watched, youd | | | | the confidence knowing they can check on |
| be observing the niceties of urban living | | | | their family, pets, and property. If you are |
| while dining in a posh restaurant, even with | | | | a business owner, CCTV surveillance can help |
| your back towards the crowd, because theres | | | | you check on the volume or lack of customers, |
| no telling nowadays how you are watched and | | | | and the efficiency of your staff. |
| where you are watched. | | | | |
| | | | In schools electronic surveillance will deter |
| The reason for the installation of CCTV | | | | any dastardly act and help security people |
| surveillance systems in public places, is an | | | | respond immediately to explosive situations. |
| offshoot of the infamous 9/11 surprise | | | | In hospitals, the system can alert nurses and |
| attacks on the World Trade Center in New | | | | doctors to patients needing urgent |
| York, on the Pentagon, and the Boeing 757 | | | | assistance. |
| crash in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. These | | | | |
| bred fear and terror in the heartland. | | | | In airports and in other access points, |
| | | | electronic surveillances play crucial roles |
| When CCTV surveillance is an intrusion | | | | in preventing the entry of would-be or |
| | | | suspected terrorists in the country. To sum |
| Nobody can be too careful these days. But for | | | | it up, electronic surveillance covert or |
| goodness sake, youre just having dinner in | | | | open has its existence justified when it |
| the diner, not planning an attack. Youve been | | | | about national security. |
| a loyal customer ever since the diner opened | | | | |
| in 1997, and now you are being watched by spy | | | | There are always two sides of a dime. The |
| cameras that do not care if youre a loyal | | | | issue about electronic surveillance remains a |
| customer or if you own the joint. The | | | | thorny one. Depending on which side of the |
| electronic eyes just watch coldly and without | | | | coin you are, these CCTV surveillance devices |
| bias. | | | | will always remain either an intrusion or |
| | | | security. |
| Electronic surveillance becomes an intrusion | | | | |