Hidden cameras

Nearly all shops, institutions and offices are required by law to declare the fact that they have hidden cameras on their premises.

It is a well known fact that they abound in most places.

Malls are full of them.

Most offices have them prominently places.

Even streets and lanes of cities have them placed in strategic locations.

Most people go about their daily lives blissfully unaware of their presence.

But they see all, and miss nothing.

In case you are still wondering, I am talking about hidden cameras.

Ever since the humble camera became a portable, electronic gadget, hidden cameras have been in existence.

Initially, people viewed them as a complementary device that enhanced the capabilities of security personnel and manual monitoring methods.

After all, the possibilities for using hidden cameras were enormous.

They could be used to monitor the workings of employees dealing with precious materials.

Which is why mints and mines became some of the first places where hidden cameras came into popular use.

Hidden cameras could also be used to record the activities of untrustworthy people.

Which is why the police force adopted them as a means to entrap some of the less desirable elements of our society.

But when employers began using them in modern day offices to monitor the movements and activities of their white collar employees, all hell broke loose.

The very same people who would not bat an eyelid when the blue collar workers were subjected to monitoring by hidden cameras raised cain when they themselves were put under the hidden cameras beady eye.

Suddenly it became less of a security issue and more of an invasion of privacy issue.

Human rights was pulled into the picture and there was an outcry and clamor for legislation banning the use of hidden cameras.

Today, when we look around, it seems as though these pressure tactics have worked.

Nearly all shops, institutions and offices are required by law to declare the fact that they have hidden cameras on their premises.

But frankly, it doesn’t really matter.

A concealed camera or a cleverly camouflaged camera is practically a blind spot.

And mere declaration of intention to monitor does not address the question of whether monitoring is really necessary in the first place.

I believe that certain areas require monitoring.

Like airports to prevent against terrorist threats, public places to ensure law and order and even prisons to keep an eye on the activities of the inmates.

But hidden cameras have become so much a part of our society, that the Orwellian nightmare has more or less become a reality.


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Police: Ohio man used hidden cameras to film teens (The Elyria Chronicle-Tele...
OBETZ, Ohio (AP) ? Police in central Ohio say a man placed several hidden cameras around his home to record teenagers as they changed before swimming in his backyard pool. Upper Arlington police detectives searched the home of Daniel Fowler on Wednesday. Police say they?ve identified at least one person [...]
Police: Ohio man used hidden cameras to film teens (WKYC Cleveland)
OBETZ, Ohio -- Police in central Ohio say a man placed several hidden cameras around his home to record teenagers as they changed before swimming in his backyard pool.
Child Porn Investigation Leads Police To Hidden Cameras (WBNS-10TV Columbus)
NEW INFORMATION: Police say a man used hidden cameras -- some disguised like clocks -- to record teenagers undressing in his home. Get details.

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