CCTV cameras placed in busy areas of Singapore. Infingement?

shade343 SG

Sometimes I wonder about the TRUE purpose of placing CCTV cameras. Is it meant to catch terrorist as claimed by our police force? Or do they serve a more sinister purpose such as having the potential to become “The Eyes of the Government”? I remeber reading something like that in George Orwell’s 1984 about the government monitoring its citizen. So what happened in 1984 came true in 2004? Would anyone like to comment on these CCTVs? So far, what was reported in the news was that, Majority of the Public supports this move as they welcome any measures that protects their safety. 3 people interviewed on this measure whole heartedly supported this action. None oppose it on TV. (or maybe there were some that oppse it, but it is unlikely that their view will be broadcast). I am personally not in favor of such an approach that is likely to infringe my privacy. To me, this action is tantamount to taking pictures of an individual without his/her consent. How much more Privacy are we willing to give up in the name of “protecting our safety”??

FireIce SG

public places is public wat
where got wat privacy
as if u dig ur nose the auntie beside u cannot see, oni the cctv can see Rolling Eyes

shade343 SG

Nono. You are missing the point. Do you LIKE TO BE WATCHED FOR EVERY STEP YOU TAKE?? DO YOU LIKE TO BE WATCHED FOR EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE?
DO YOU LIKE TO BE WATCHED FOR EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE? DO YOU LIKE YOUR CONVERSATION TO BE EAVESDROPPED EVRY SECOND???

Btw, u havent tell me whether you girl or boy.

FireIce SG

got ppl watch me is good leh
me macham actress like tt.....hehehehehe.....

now they putting in public places....busy areas.....not in my home, not in my bathroom.....
and u think they so eng to watch your every move ah? how many ppl they must employ to do that?

me ger or boy bery impt meh?

chunyong SG

cctvs are placed to monitor entry/exit, its only feasible and logical to do so cos the suspect will have to make use of them to enter/escape. using cctv to keep track of people is the most foolishest idea cos it is static, have no audio input and if u have viewed through cctv tapes b4 u will actually know what cctv is abt…many people are mistaken abt cctv doing ‘live’ recording such dat ur every movement is captured and is in ‘real time’ like tv…cctv is actually taking ‘screenshots’ every x seconds so when u view the tape with those vcrs with a certain function built in, the person actually ‘teleports’ abit. so if someone is taking out a gun, the motion captured may be he put his hand into his jacket and the next frame the gun is already out. if u think SG is jialat, wait til u see the western countries….some shops put small cctv outside their store, can’t be easily seen as its hidden into a lamp post or mailbox.

millette SG

Actually the CCTVs are just around to scare the terrorists, making singapore a much more difficult place for them to attack. I’m pretty ok with it too, nothing much against it.

monkeybusiness SG

ya same here Mr. Green

shade343 SG

Well, I doubt these CCTVs are as simple as you make out. Since these are goverment stuffs, they could be more high tech than you think. They might boast better framerate refreshes and the motion they capture might be sharper and more accurate. But My only concern is that these CCTVs could be abused. Although the meaning behind it could be altruistic, the manner which it is used could be far from altruistic.

huiz SG

i think cctv cameras r only useful in capturing scenes or something in action to be used as evidence later. take the incident in which the cctv camera in the mrt station which caught the mentally-ill woman who jumped off the mrt track. the camera could only capture the process but did not help in preventing the suicide at all.

the.raven SG

Big Brother is watching you!!

you n00b doubleplus ungood got owned royalwise

contact_thatslife SG

new recordings dun use tapes anymore. its call time base technology, all computerised. N oso those u mentioned, taking screenshots every x secs, those r of cheaper models...e expensive ones, rec every sec, just like c ing on TV.

by e way, woodlands bus interchange is e only one i saw w lots of cctv all over. so next time when u r there, dun anyhw hug n kiss, u never knw e security guard may b having a gd time watching on his cctv screen...wahahaha

chunyong SG

there is a reason why tapes are still in use.

some of them use cctv to have evidence, some is just to oversee.

contact_thatslife SG

ya, tapes r still in use but 4 cheaper n older models.

newer n more expensive ones dun use tapes to record n store anymore. we r nw no longer living in VCR time liao.

chunyong SG

u are talking alot of cctvs, and alot of software, hardware and media storage devices. they now targetting schools which i think is good, not only becos of terrorist, also to protect the kids who are helpless against alot of things like kidnappers, robbers, etc.

shade343 SG

you forgot about monitoring Singaporean's behaviours as well Laughing

tranquilice SG

If you had been observant enough, you would have noticed that the CCTVs were already installed at major traffic junctions sometime ago, to monitor motorists and pedestrians.

tranquilice SG

Agreed. The CCTVs can't prevent anything from happening. The bomb blast in Jakarta embassy happened though there are CCTVs around the place.

chunyong SG

no, there is no such agenda involved with the deployment of CCTVs. i disagree and will try to brainwash u all to believe the CCTVs are for what they are said to be on the newspapers. Twisted Evil Laughing Razz Mr. Green

contact_thatslife SG

but at least 4 kpo plp can watch wt exactly happened on that day!! its like watching crime watch, but every scene 4 real nt re-acted!!

aH_v SG

How about CCTV with a laser weaponry?