~terry
Sat, Feb 21, 1998 (16:49)
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A growing number of cities are using video surveillance in public spaces
as a way of deterring crime and identifying criminals. Areas of use
include subways, public parks, and traffic cameras at intersections. This
session will explore the legal and privacy implications of video
surveillance, and in particular whether any limits can or should be
placed on such systems.
Donald Haines, American Civil Liberties Union
~terry
Sun, Feb 22, 1998 (08:35)
#1
Marc Rotenberg was on Sunday Morning on CBS talking about video surveillance.
Rotenberg says the feds probably can use the Tripp tapes. Even though
they were illegally recording off Tripps answering machine recorder.
These tapes raise unsettling questions for all of us.
~terry
Wed, Mar 4, 1998 (07:18)
#2
Danielle Gallo:
I attended the lunch breakout session on video surveillance, "Is Big
Brother Watching You?" The answer is yes. Donald Haines of the ACLU
addressed the rise in usage of surveillance equipment due to decreases
in cost. An example is the ITS, or Intelligent Transportation
System. The ITS is designed for traffic analysis and management, yet
it is commonly used to facilitate the mass and routine surveillance of
crowds. Another example is E-Z Pass, a toll collecting service used in
New Jersey and New York. When a driver passes through the gate, his
account number is scanned and posted on a screen. Haines suggests that
any particular car can be monitored each day based on the account
any particular car can be monitored each day based on the account
number scanned when the driver passes though. Time lapses between
measurements can be used to observe the driver's speed and possibly
result in a speeding ticket. Hashing the account number so it was not
available at the second monitoring position would give the driver
anonymity. Haines concluded with an emphatic need to increase the
amount of privacy protection. He referred attendees to the Electronic
Privacy Information Center http://www.epic.org -- an interesting but
unrelated paper on this site is
http://www.epic.org/Reports/surfer-appendix.html