Surveillance Technology!

June 02-2009:

Surveillance Technology!

What is surveillance technology?

This is a concept that is being used currently around the world. Mostly by private enterprise, to monitor consumer behavior in stores, on the streets, and other areas of interest.

Governments with the help of private technologists have developed, and are constantly developing technology for surveillance of their citizenry.

This is done in China, Burma, India, the UK, The USA, Germany, Russia, the EU, and everywhere around the globe, where it is felt that the people must be monitored. Especially where there are terrorist activities.

However, in light of the current terrorist activities in the political arena, globally, technology for surveillance purposes are constantly being improved and tweaked to provide for specific needs of clients. Be it government or private enterprise.

So the next time you see that commercial bill board in lights, it may be monitoring you as you pass by and stare at it, because of it's lure. And you may never be aware that it is monitoring your interest in it.

This type of technology also infringes upon the commonweal's privacy in public places. Because if the citizenry is constantly being watched every way he or she goes in public. Then who is to stop the state from arresting anyone they feel, if he or she fits a certain profile or behaves according to certain observations on record.

This is very disconcerting for those of us who believe that the any state or private enterprise, that indulges in such activities must be stringently controlled, less we all find ourselves pawns or targets, for the state's covert actions or designs!

Derryck.
New York City