Why not have security cameras everywhere? Is it really an infringement of privacy? Probably. But if you can catch criminals in the act. Why not? If there were cameras everywhere, then you could basically follow the criminal from the scene right to their hide-out. People should behave accordingly in public.
I think there are several ways this system could be misused:
a) Snoopy people who want to stalk or gawk at you (if you are hot or a celebrity)
b) Criminals trying to understand your movement patterns and exploit it to their ends.
c) Marketing companies who want to track you down and sell you stuff.
I think Big Brother should be self policing based on the following:
a) The system requires traceable identification (like our NRIC) to log on and use. Unless you are a really good hacker, you can probably circumvent this. So let this system be hacker proof and any breach shall be treason and punishable by life imprisonment and/or civil prosecution to the nth degree. This should be a sufficient deterrent.
b) Your access to the system will depend on your tax bracket. For example, you can only observe those areas proportionate to your income. Perhaps a range. If for instance your taxable income is RM1000, you are allowed to view images from areas where the property values are RM700 to RM1300 per square feet, i.e about ±30%. The rationale behind this is to keep the riff-raffs out of your area who may target those in the higher income group or exploit those with lower income.
c) If you want access to those areas outside of your bracket, you will have to pay and the income therefrom should be put into a pool to be used for community development for the targeted area. Using the same example above, let’s say, an individual whose taxable income is RM1000 can buy time to look at feeds for areas worth RM600 per square feet. He will need to pay a surcharge that Big Brother shall contribute to the residence within coverage of that camera.
d) Combined with GPS in mobile phones we can pretty much track anyone for a fee. But the individual must be informed that he is being watched. If he is not doing anything illegal why would he object? Of course evidence culled from such a system shall not be permissable in family court or civil court unless it is related to felony or criminal cases. Hopefully, this will deter moral policing. Blackmail from its use can always be detected because the system is accessible only by individuals. Besides, it will deter people from committing immoral acts in public, like peeing or sex in public.
We have the technology to implement this, all it takes is political will.
I think there are several ways this system could be misused:
a) Snoopy people who want to stalk or gawk at you (if you are hot or a celebrity)
b) Criminals trying to understand your movement patterns and exploit it to their ends.
c) Marketing companies who want to track you down and sell you stuff.
I think Big Brother should be self policing based on the following:
a) The system requires traceable identification (like our NRIC) to log on and use. Unless you are a really good hacker, you can probably circumvent this. So let this system be hacker proof and any breach shall be treason and punishable by life imprisonment and/or civil prosecution to the nth degree. This should be a sufficient deterrent.
b) Your access to the system will depend on your tax bracket. For example, you can only observe those areas proportionate to your income. Perhaps a range. If for instance your taxable income is RM1000, you are allowed to view images from areas where the property values are RM700 to RM1300 per square feet, i.e about ±30%. The rationale behind this is to keep the riff-raffs out of your area who may target those in the higher income group or exploit those with lower income.
c) If you want access to those areas outside of your bracket, you will have to pay and the income therefrom should be put into a pool to be used for community development for the targeted area. Using the same example above, let’s say, an individual whose taxable income is RM1000 can buy time to look at feeds for areas worth RM600 per square feet. He will need to pay a surcharge that Big Brother shall contribute to the residence within coverage of that camera.
d) Combined with GPS in mobile phones we can pretty much track anyone for a fee. But the individual must be informed that he is being watched. If he is not doing anything illegal why would he object? Of course evidence culled from such a system shall not be permissable in family court or civil court unless it is related to felony or criminal cases. Hopefully, this will deter moral policing. Blackmail from its use can always be detected because the system is accessible only by individuals. Besides, it will deter people from committing immoral acts in public, like peeing or sex in public.
We have the technology to implement this, all it takes is political will.
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