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I guess the question is: is it for security or for monitoring? If it's the second, that's ilegal in a lot of countries.
by libertine 7y ago
I guess the question is: is it for security or for monitoring?
If it's the second, that's ilegal in a lot of countries.
- garmaine 7y agoBanks don’t have security cameras for monitoring the tellers in other countries?
- libertine 7y agoThey have security cameras to protect people and the bank assets - not do monitor the work of their employees. At least in Europe that's the law. Besides that, you must have visible warning signs to let people know there are cameras recording them, and you also have to notify the national entity that's responsible for data protection that you will have "X" cameras (image, audio, or both) for the "Y" purpose.
- garmaine 7y agoI’m not sure how that is any different from the OP.
- mandelbrotwurst 7y agoWhat's the difference?
- libertine 7y agoThe difference is: - For security reasons: to protect people and assets; - For monitoring: to control your employees activity. Picking a ridiculous example: if your boss tells you that you're spending too much time talking/doing a task/eating, because he as been watching you via security cameras, he will be in a lot of trouble.
- paganel 7y agoThe article implies that the cameras were installed against terrorists. Some people are pretty happy to throw their privacy away in this illusory fight against terrorism. Needless to say, the terrorists have already won, we’re slowly giving up everything that separates us from them.
- saagarjha 7y ago> Needless to say, the terrorists have already won, we’re slowly giving up everything that separates us from them. I’m against using vague threats like terrorism to increase surveillance, but the two are not equivalent.
- jameslevy 7y agoUnfortunately there is a good reason to believe that organizations like NYT could be targets. This should not be compared to, say, the Patriot Act.