Security Cameras in Our
Growing Technological Society
Within our rapidly-growing technological society, CCTV
Cameras are gradually becoming a larger part of our lives. As security concerns
grow in a post-9/11 world, and as affordable security cameras become more prevalent,
we are beginning to see the implementation of security cameras not just in
homes and businesses, but also out on public streets.
As the prevalence of security cameras becomes greater,
privacy concerns also grow: Is it worth sacrificing our personal privacy for
the sake of ultimate security? In many areas, you can’t walk a couple blocks
without being recorded by a camera. With the increase in public
security, many questions have arisen. Although public footage is kept only
in the case of an emergency, many people still fear the “big brother” concept
detailed in 1984, George Orwell’s famous novel about a paranoid society
controlled and monitored by an oppressive government.
But when looking at vast amount of cases where killers,
rapists, burglars, etc. have been discovered and apprehended thanks to
CCTV camera footage, it’s hard to dismiss public surveillance cameras as
invasive. Innocent footage is most likely never seen, and even if someone were
to watch you whistling while walking down the street, would it really matter?
As long as footage is never abused in any way, security cameras should remain
an integral part of our landscape.