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[From Rethinking Surveillance - washingtonpost.com]

A thoughtful opinion by Frank Baitman on whether it is time to regulate surveillance. Frank Baitman is president of Petards, the Baltimore-based subsidiary of Britain-based Petards Group. He has been obviously influenced by the laws in Britain and believes they can serve as a model of us. He points to three specifics areas:

Specifically, Congress should consider establishing laws to:

Ensure that surveillance technologies satisfy their mission for crime and terror control without the potential for misuse.

Reassure the public that their images are being collected for bona fide objectives, and that there are penalties for those who misuse surveillance recordings.

Promote the adoption of open standards to ensure interoperability, which in turn would promote the introduction of emerging technologies.

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