Ohio Has Plans to Create a Statewide Network of Surveillance Cameras - Ohio is working to create a safer environment for its residents. However, some people see the state’s efforts as a violation of their privacy.
Ohio Has Plans to Create a Statewide Network of Surveillance Cameras
By PC Surveillance
Dec 14, 2010 - 8:55:43 AM
Ohio is working to create a safer
environment for its residents. However, some people see the state’s efforts as
a violation of their privacy.
The
Ohio Homeland Security Agency wants to create a massive network that will link
thousands of surveillance cameras located all across the state. This network
would include cameras that are monitoring public roads and schools as well as
privately owned business such as shopping malls.
The
goal is to provide a better way for first responders such as police office and
firefighters to respond to major emergencies. By linking up so many
surveillance cameras, first responders would be able to get a more
comprehensive understanding of each emergency, allowing them to devise more
efficient ways to handle the situation.
The
system is similar to one that already exists in Alabama, and the plan is to
have it up and operating within the next two years. A total of $235,000 was approved
for the project last month.
So,
is this network of security cameras a way to make Ohio safer, or a big invasion
of Ohioans’ privacy?
Ohioans Have Mixed Opinions about Surveillance Camera Network
Although
Ohio’s Homeland Security Agency believes that this network of surveillance
cameras will create positive changes in Ohio, some residents are not pleased.
Some
Ohioans see this massive surveillance system as a violation of their privacy
and a “Big Brother” attempt to spy on them.
However,
the surveillance cameras that will be linked into the network already exist.
The activities of people on the roads and in the schools and businesses are
already being monitored. The only difference is that now all these cameras will
be linked together within one network.
Although
no specific plans have been released, it would make sense that all the cameras
will be monitored under one operating system. This would allow first response
team members to locate an emergency situation as quickly as possible – even if
the monitoring cameras are not within their immediate surveillance area.
What Do You Think?
What
do you think about Ohio’s plan to create a massive network of
surveillance
cameras? Is it a positive move that will improve emergency
response times and increase safety? Or is it a violation of residents’ privacy?
Learn
more about the many uses of surveillance equipment. Decide if you think Ohio’s network of
surveillance cameras is a positive move toward safety or a
violation of residents’ privacy.
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