How Many Times A Day Are You Filmed By Surveillance Cameras? Start Counting.

I honestly do not worry about them too much cause I really don't have anything to hide. But I think that they can be a double edged sword because on one hand they force people to expose almost everything they are doing and sometimes saying with or without their consent. But on the other hand if someone is a victim of a violent crime, or nonviolent crime that camera on the pole might be the only witness to what has happened. I know when I ride the city bus there are no less than 6 camera's with audio recordings on the bus. From the moment you enter until the moment you leave you are on tape. My old bank branch, from the moment you entered the property your taped and when you go to enter or exit the building the doors are set up so that you are forced to pause for a moment, they take a picture every time coming and going. I could look at it as an invasion of my privacy cause I don't want anyone and everyone to know where I bank at but if a robber comes into the bank while I'm there and hurts me I can be pretty darn sure he or she will leave at least 3-4 pretty good pictures behind. There are a lot of pros and cons to these cameras and while I'm not a fan I have seen where they have come in very handy at times to catch criminals in the act in crimes from robbery to kidnapping. If it saves one child, as a mother of four, it is worth it to me.

As soon as I leave my apartment someone is watching my every move. There are cameras designed in the shape of glass eyeballs watching me as I go down in the elevator and leave the building. In the car park my movements are scanned. And then someone else watches me when I get on a bus or drive a car to work, when I enter the supermarket or enter my work place, there are cameras all around. Britain has more surveillance cameras than any other country in the world.

In today's society, I think it's necessary. Now someone needs to figure out how to surveil the creeps that steals your identity to rip you off.

I don't believe this is an invasion of your privacy, because simply you are out in public. Unfortunately in this day and age surveillance like this is necessary, because so many crimes would go unpunished because there wouldn't be any evidence, nor anything to identify the criminal in most cases. The bottom line is, I feel the only people that don't like the surveillance are the people that are doing wrong. What are you doing that is so personal and private in a public area anyway?

Ah, you forgot the ATM did you go past any of them? In out city we have red light cameras with speed and they also take about 30 pictures as the light turns red. Scare the crap out of me the first time I drove at night with all that flashing going on LOL. When the Patriot Act first past, I remember everyone all upset because "the government was taking their rights away" and I didn't think much about it and I still don't. I mean honestly, I'm an average citizen: I'm married, have 3 kids (sorry not the 2.5 sometimes I wish I had 2.5 lol), dog, and a house. If the government wants to listen to my phone conversations with my mother about us complaining about our husbands then by all means go ahead but I don't want to hear them complaining when that department of the government is over budget because they spent 1,000 man hours listening to us only to find out we are only talking about how dumb our husbands can be at times. As for the cameras, I know that it has help catch a lot of criminals and again I have no problem with that because I don't break the law when I go out into public well ok I will speed from time to time...OK everytime...but if the police pull me over then I will except my ticket and go on with my day. I now live in an urban setting and a number of years ago I lived way out in the country/sticks whichever, and the housing projects in the city started using camera and I remember thinking why do they need cameras. The first night the cameras were in place the police counted seven felonies caught on tape, including a murder. As for my right to privacy as well as any right, we must surrender some to get protection. Remember in high school government class when the teacher said something like, we have to give up certain freedoms to have protection, and gave the example of walking into the theather yelling fire when there wasn't a fire, it's against the law and people that do it are usually charged with inducing panic. Hense, we gave up a little freedom of speech so that we would not have to endure panic.

i dont worry about it as long as the cameras stay in public businesses like grocery stores in stuff becuse i always abide by the laws so its fine i think in some cases it can be good to have a cameras to protect us from criminals.

We are probably caught on camera atleast 50 times a day unless you never leave your house (and who knows maybe even when you are inside your house also). I do think we have lost a lot of privacy through the years and it is at an all time high now. There is no such thing as privacy anymore. It is an illusion. You are being filmed making every transaction today. You are filmed at a lot of Dr.'s offices (my daughter's nuerologist has several cameras set up in the parking lot and you have to buzz to get in the door). Big Brother is indeed everywhere and he is watching.

Normally, I don't think too much about it but I've been reading a book called "Broken Angel" that has really gotten to me. It's one of those futuristic novels about a place called "Appalachia" that is fenced off from the rest of the USA. All the people have to carry a registered vidpod that lets authorities know where they are at all times. Literaly, every transaction of their life is recorded. It's all done by pushing icons and transferring images since reading is forbidden. Anyway, it kinda scares me because we are really not so far away from that sort of a society and I think I could do with a little less "big brother" and a little more privacy right now. Isn't it funny how every good new thing has a downside? The internet is a great invention but it is also a tool for pedofiles etc. About the only new thing I can think of that's seems good no matter how you look at it is DNA profiling...It frees the innocent and catches the guilty. At least that one seems to be win/win so far.

I understand that there are some cities where it is nearly impossible to go anywhere without being watched. Even outdoor cafes have cameras around. We even have some areas of Houston where not only are people pictured as they go through toll booths but they get their picture taken if they run a red light and get a ticket in the mail. I often think we are being watched (and listened to) much too often. On the other hand if a person gets robbed or accosted it would be a good idea to have a picture...We can't seem to get away. Big Brother is watching!

In California even the Freeways have video cameras. Everywhere I go I see a camera but it doesn't bother me as it will protect me if something happens.

Unfortunately, in this age of crime and violence, video surveillanc is a necessity. Where I work there are several video cameras, inside and outside the property. I work for a storage company and it is a selling point to get customers. They can see the cameras and feel more comfortable about storing their belongings with us. The Police cannot be everywhere and video surveillance helps them catch the bad guys/girls. If one is not doing anything illegal, one need not worry about video surveillance. As far as having video surveillance at checkout counters in grocery stores, that is a loss prevention tool. It protects against theft by the employees and theft by criminals. I was a Service Manager for 28 years in a major grocery store chain in Chicago. Used to be when a customer siad they didn't receive their change, we would have to close the checkout down and audit the drawer. It gave us one less checker and tied up another employee that had to do the audit. The video was a very quick way to determine if the customer got her change. PEACE

We have cameras on street lights. Some people get tickets. We have security cameras in stores. Our neighbors even have them on their home. Sometimes it makes me fell safer. Others I just feel spied on. I have no idea how many times I have been on video. It may be excessive. Usually I try not to think about it.

I have no problems with the cameras and would only consider it an invasion of privacy if they placed them in the dressing rooms where you disrobe to try on clothes. Or (I hope they don't have these anymore)the two way mirror. It's been a while, but I recall seeing a report of that on TV.

Those cameras have become such a fact of life. Pretty much every store you enter and most parking lots will have them. A lot of public places are monitored as well. The next time you sit at a traffic light, look up, you most likely will see a camera. And if you don't see it, you could still be filmed from a satellite. Yes, big brother is out of hand, lol, but we like it, if it helps resolving crimes, don't we? But of course we don't like the notion that somebody could secretly watch our every move. I don't think there is much we can do about it. It started out as a method of crime detection/prevention. Then it also became a method of crowd control (how to direct traffic etc), and it just took off from there. As long as they don't find a method to watch me inside my house, lol. I know there is a way, I'm not kidding myself, but I don't think I would be a person that would qualify for that type of surveillance;)

I HATE THEM! Two weeks ago I was caught running a red light. If I had not the car behind me would have hit me. This is the first time in my life I have ever had any kind of traffic violation or ticket!!! Cost me $70.00. Forty years of driving and not even a parking ticket!!

Where I work there are eight surveliience cameras in my section alone and when first installed we all felt like it was 'Big Brother' watching us but after a while we forgot they are there and the reason is to prevent crime/or to help catch a criminal if carried out. What annoys me though is that I know some of the managers delight in playing back the previous day and making fun of some of us which I think is wrong. We are being watched everywhere we go, in town centres, shops and it does make you wonder where else we are being watched doesn't it, toilets, hotel rooms? Makes you wonder. Ellie :D

As long as the surveillance cameras stay out in the stores and restaurants and not in the restrooms, they don't bother me. I'm not planning on doing anything wrong, anyway. And we'd made sure our grandchildren know that they are definitely being watched - so keep your hands off things! I do believe these cameras are necessary in places where there are lots of robberies. And I really like it that they are in the parking lots! I don't even pay any attention to them anymore. I just realize they are there and go ahead and do my shopping. The only thing I hate is the fact they are going to eventually be on the sidewalks or streets watching the red lights!

out in europe theres cameras everywhere.. does wonders for the crime rate..

Well, to be honest, i have asked myself sometimes how many people have me taped. But i have nothing to hide, dont get me wrong, but i do like to think out of the box like, if i was a robber, would i think that a cam would be there? Some cameras are just like in the open, not hiddin, i found that dumb bc anyone can just go around it without being seen. But then there are some that are nicely hiddin. When i was really small i would try to always avoid them bc i thought that they would come looking for me for something i didnt do, lol. But now i just wave at some that they think are really really hiddin and that no one will find lol.