lling us what to do. In some countries or cities there are curfews preventing citizens from going out late at night for fear of being attacked by thugs or criminals. Is Big Brother Watching? Yes definitely. From the minute you step outside your house you being watched till you get back home. In the uk the statistics show that one man is to 11 cameras. That is a blessing and a curse. It’s one of two things, either you’re being watched and followed or you’re being monitored and kept safe by authorities. Cctv cameras has been upgraded from the grainy black and white shots to the 16 megapixels high definition cameras which has a 360-degree view that can identify any face from half a mile in a crowd. Ever since the advancement of the cctv cameras life has become easier not only for the public but the authorities. From number plate recognition systems to facial recognition systems. Let’s say you drive past your speeding limit and your car number plate has been captured on the cctv cameras, it will match your number plate with the driver’s photo and send a fine to the driver through the post. Even if people tend to walk around and act suspiciously, now thanks to a program named Intelligence Pedestrian Surveillance, the cctv cameras are able to identify anyone from half a mile away acting suspiciously.

To briefly explain how uk became one of the most watched country’s in the world, it all started when a toddler was taken by the hand of a stranger and led out of a shopping centre in Liverpool in the late 1990s. This event was recorded by the cctv camera but unfortunately couldn’t be stopped on time to rescue the trusting toddler. The footage from the recording helped the police track down the two boys and charged them with kidnapping and murder.

Despite fears that the footage gotten from the cctv cameras is infringing on their privacy, the public remains exuberant. According to a survey conducted by the government more than 80% of Britons believed that cctv cameras prevented crimes and helped with investigations. More than half also did not believe that the introduction of cctv cameras infringed on their personal rights.

Summary

In conclusion cctv cameras can be very helpful especially after recent terrorist incidents that have plagued developed or developing countries like the USA and the UK in public places. Needless to say, we s