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> partly offsetting its crime reduction benefits No, potentially outweighing them. There is no reason to think surveillance cannot enable more crime than it so
by zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 8y ago
> partly offsetting its crime reduction benefits
No, potentially outweighing them. There is no reason to think surveillance cannot enable more crime than it solves, and the more surveillance you have the more likely that gets.
- _cs2017_ 8y agoPossibly. Although if I have to guess, the new crimes it enables are less destructive than the ones it catches. As an example, a mugger has a risk of killing or seriously injuring the person. On the other hand, someone who steals surveillance data for blackmail purposes will not cause nearly as much harm.