“Every breath you take
Every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
Ill be watching you”
Song and signs of the times
Sounds familiar? These lines from Stings “Every Breath You Take” describe CCTV and other digital surveillance systems very well. But thats just it. The electronic eyes hiding behind a pot of African lilies and irises could be doing just that while youre wolfing down grilled steak or picking your nose.
If you only knew you were being watched, youd be observing the niceties of urban living while dining in a posh restaurant, even with your back towards the crowd, because theres no telling nowadays how you are watched and where you are watched.
The reason for the installation of CCTV surveillance systems in public places, is an offshoot of the infamous 9/11 surprise attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, on the Pentagon, and the Boeing 757 crash in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. These bred fear and terror in the heartland.
When CCTV surveillance is an intrusion
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