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"The streetlight was originally designed as a surveillance device and has been refined to that end ever since then." I'm sorry, but I don't think any normal de
by ballenf 4y ago
"The streetlight was originally designed as a surveillance device and has been refined to that end ever since then."
I'm sorry, but I don't think any normal definition of "surveillance" would include a lamp that simply allows those in the area to see their surroundings better.
Distributed observation by unconnected individuals without record keeping just doesn't seem to come close to a normal idea of "surveillance". And usually there's an element of surreptitiousness to the activity that's implied.
- ip26 4y agoDon’t you surveil the road as you drive at night?
- homonculus1 4y agoNo. That's an abuse of language. Surveillance is persistent monitoring of an area, person, etc. with a strong implication of record retention and intent to escalate situations which may arise. Looking upon your way as you travel is not surveillance. Putting a light on a night is not surveillance. We are talking about a particular thing, notwithstanding irrelevantly broad archaic or foreign usage.
- sieabahlpark 4y ago