Surveillance Cameras Research Paper

“It used to be that walls have ears, but they also have eyes,” said Stephen Barnhart, owner of Barnhart Security and Alarm Services in Grandview.(Downs, 1 of 4) The United States has 2 million camera surveillance systems, according to an industry estimate, and in downtown Chicago there is an average of 3 cameras per block. More and more governments all around are protecting their public space, with surveillance cameras to catch criminals and scare the people who think about doing the wrong thing. Although they are convenient and in few cases helpful, these cameras display greater risks to privacy. Surveillance and security cameras have become extremely popular, and an invasion of privacy.
Security cameras are an invasion of privacy. These invasions begin with searches. Spying is a huge invasion of privacy. Industry sales of spy and security equipment increased from 10 billion dollars to 40 billion dollars, as stated by CCS International. (Downs, 1 of 4) People are spying on their babysitters, spouses, and even their children. Some creeps use them to violate women. They get their most embarrassing moments on tape. Lenexa police arrested a tanning salon owner when they found videotapes of naked customers. (Downs, 1 of 4)Peepers use cameras they put in backpacks, briefcases, and shopping bags to peek up women’s skirts. Sometimes these women will find themselves exposed on the Internet. This is happening more today. In 1994, in Buffalo. MO, a tanning bed worker was incriminated of secretly videotaping his clients. He was charged with child abuse and being a hazard to the welfare of a child for videotaping minors.
In spite of all this some people still think that there is nothing wrong with surveillance cameras. It has been said by pa...

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... that 10 percent to 15 percent of the usage of these cameras were to spy and peep on women. That’s highly disgusting and disrespectful. Even worse in New York City, on average people recorded 43 to 75 times a day, according to a rough calculation, in 2000. That number could very well have increased because of the increase of cameras being placed in public since then. Professor Richards is hesitant to increase cameras on the streets because with the technology, “such a system could give conceivably give the government increased power over us, in some cases, potentially to blackmail and discriminate.”(Maverick, 1 of 4) Of course that would be resulting in less privacy. America’s safety is at risk.
Security cameras have become very widespread. These cameras are harmful to one’s safety and privacy. Security and surveillance cameras are both invasions of privacy