--- On Mon, 10/12/09, Alex Eckelberry <[email protected]> wrote:
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/07/cctv-surveillance-internet I'm still trying to decide what I think about this one. On the one hand, if it's my own business, then why not if it provides some benefit? It's effectively a public place already, and the cameras are already there, so anyone caught doing something stupid on camera should already expect to be. Besides, there is a certain level of free advertising involved (assuming I don't run a sh*thole). And as far as the logistics go (trolls, etc) I'm willing to bet those could be dealt with through moderately cognizant means. Trusted User status for demonstrated-good "viewers", TU alerts having vastly more importance than new-user alerts... On the broader privacy issues, which is better: "it's OK, only the Government can watch you"; or, "you're already in public, now everyone really can see you"? Not sure I like all the implications of everyone watching everyone all the time, but there is nothing new about the ethics of all this since I saw the first "city cam" pointing out someone's office window. It all boils down to the same question at the end of the day: "did you ever believe you had privacy in your front yard in a small town, anyway?" -chris _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
