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This Scheier article discusses how useless security cameras were/are in cases such as the recent assassination. Its a good read. http://www.schneier.com/essay-

• DanielBMarkham 17y ago
  Nyah. Not so good a read, unfortunately. Scheier is making a case about CCTV cameras being effective at preventing crime. If you're organizing a hit, it's not the same as knocking off a liquor store. Completely different scenario. Look at it this way: the CCTV cameras got enough of the faces of the agents to blow their cover. That means that facial recognition software, which is being used to scan passport photos, can easily pick up these guys if they try to travel anywhere to do it again. They lost all the resources that went into training 25 people; all for one hit. Sure the cameras aren't going to prevent the assassination, but that's not the danger to teams like this. discovery is. Look at it this way: countries will always have the ability to assassinate people in other countries. The question is whether or not you can insert a large team and act precisely, or if you have to use a car bomb or cruise missile. If the only thing you have to be precise is large specialized teams, and border agents all know the identities of your teams, you're out of business. Here's a better link (I think) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704479404575087621440351704.html?mod=WSJ_LifeStyle_LeadStoryNA http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870447940457508...