The end of CCTV?

November 13th, 2009 by nedmarx

The latest research has shown that just one crime a year will be solved by the aid of CCTV cameras across the country. Since the release of this information the public are in uproar over the excessive use of surveillance equipment in and around almost every city.

A local Chief Detective said officers should do more to make use of evidence captured by the cameras which are practically on almost every street corner around the country. The effectiveness of CCTV has clearly be pointed out with these statistics. CCTV cameras are not exactly the most popular subject with most of the English public. Why would we require CCTV if there is clearly no need for them – Where is the logic in computer surveillance? There is a unanamous dissapointment in the CCTV cameras around the country. How can they be this in-effective? There must be a solution.…

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Big brother Britain- Is privacy dead?

October 28th, 2009 by nedmarx

With all the Spy gadgets and spy equipment out there to buy, we have to ask the question of have we gone too far? Have we become that paranoid that we need to spy on everyone? The technology is becomming cheaper to buy for more people, and smaller so cameras can fit in something like a pen. And the gadgets are so cheap as to be brought by people just for a laugh, it is cheap enough to be considered by people with a purpose to using it.

So how does this gear benefit us? If you need evidence of your neighbours destroying your property or your spouse cheating on you this can be good for gathering what you need. Businesses get the most use out of surveillance equipment -acting as a theft deterrent and recording evidence when something does happen.

But when the devices are used for…

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