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Home > Smaller home security cameras raise privacy issues with neighbors
September 24, 2005
By: Bob Whitehead
Everyone wants to feel secure, and in this day and age,
sometime we have to take more drastic measures to achieve
that feeling. Home video surveillance equipment can help
assuage concerns -- when used for that purpose. However,
such equipment raises privacy issues, as small home security
cameras can be used for spying and watching neighbors. The
same product that can make you feel safer can also be used
to invade your privacy.
A recent altercation documented in the Portsmouth Herald
explains the perils of
home security cameras when it comes to privacy matters.
Privacy invasions have led to a series of arguments that
have become legal issues. New Hampshire representative Bob
L'Heureux wants to include the home interior to a policy
protecting areas of privacy like bathrooms from surveillance
to avoid such problems.
Many companies are producing smaller, cheaper
surveillance cameras
than can easily be hidden. The wide availability of these
cameras raises privacy concerns and controversy. There's the
issue of one person wanting a camera for security matters
while another may use it to spy on a neighbor with a
salacious intent. This leads to the need for new privacy
policies.
Video surveillance has -- for better or for worse --
become an issue in our daily lives. This video monitoring
happens at work and in stores. But to many, the home is a
sacred place, with a privacy that must not be violated. In
the near future, it's likely we'll see a change in privacy
laws to reflect and protect this issue.
About the Author
Bob Whitehead is a successful freelance writer and
contributor to Video-Surveillance-Guide.com. Your
definitive guide to video surveillance equipment, CCTV
cameras and wireless security systems for home and business.
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