Schneier on the Foolishness of Surveillance Cameras
July 12th, 2005
From Schneier on Security:
Security guru Bruce Schneier has a posting on the foolishness of adding cameras to public spaces as a response to terrorism threats. He quotes Scott Henson: (Spyblog said something similar right after the bombings)
Homeland Security Ubermeister Michael Chertoff just told NBC’s Tim Russert on Meet the Press this morning that the United States should invest in “cameras and dogs” to protect subway, rail and bus transit systems from terrorist attacks.
B.S.
Surveillance cameras didn’t deter the terrorist attacks in London. They didn’t stop the courthouse killing spree in Atlanta. But they’re prone to abuse. And at the end of they day they don’t reduce crime.
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