electronic surviellance

In 1984, George Orwell wrote in his futurist novel, “You had to live -- did live, from habit that became instinct -- in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized.” Today, this quote holds true. Walk along a major street, look up and you will probably see cameras glaring back at you. Perhaps you will not see them, however, they are there. Electronic surveillance cameras are now being installed at street crossings, in banks, above freeways, in federal parks, and in the workplace, just to name a few. In the very near future, automatic teller machines will be able to match ones’ face to his account. You as well as your actions can be recorded without prior knowledge or consent from you. Thus, infringing upon your right to privacy, and unreasonable searches and seizures.

In January 2001, ticketholders to Super Bowl XXXV held in Tampa Bay, Florida, u

New York and the District of Columbia are not the only jurisdictions to institute the use of surveillance cameras in their proposals to reduce crime. Officials in Portland, Oregon have installed surveillance cameras on city transit buses. In Boston, Massachusetts, cameras have been installed in public housing complexes. In Boulder, Colorado cameras are being installed in public schools. Before long, every city in the United States will consist of some sort of electronic surveillance, whether it is in public areas, traffic lights, or automatic teller machines.

According to a study by the New York Civil Liberties Union, New York residents are secretly being videotaped on public streets, housing projects, outside buildings, and even in their backyards, through the use of hidden surveillance cameras. New York Police Commission Howard Safir believes the use of surveillance cameras will reduce the crime rate. Yet, according to the Sun Herald, “the presence of survei

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