Are you being watched? You need privacy!

   Humans are curious beings. The meaning of life has a lot of attributes to it. One of these is purpose. What are we here for? What's the purpose? Well as the majority of people may say it is to explore and feed our curious minds. We develop technology to help other people in need and to explore our surroundings. But as this article goes have human beings gone too far in developing technology?

New facial recognition could potentially destroy
our private lives.

   Recently, closed circuit television has improved over the course of years, changing from analogue to digital, some even have high-definition now. The main purpose of closed circuit televisions is to prevent crime and identify criminals and suspects. New technology such as facial recognition software are being urged to be used more commonly in CCTV footage all around the world. However this advance in CCTV footage also rises concerns and issues about privacy and civil rights.
   Keeping tabs on people's private life is becoming a real concern as the governments running them can prevent protests, free expression and assembly from people. Civil rights were introduced to stop governments and other higher class groups of people silencing protesters. The world we live in has a lot of free speech but this could change with the new facial recognition technology in CCTV.

Governments are keeping tabs on people to stop them
from 'speaking out'.

   For example in the UK surveillance is the culture there; as many as 4.2 million CCTVs are in Britain alone. More than 300 times an average person is filmed on CCTV cameras in the UK. Currently there are 129 000 high definition cameras but this number is set to rise next year so more high-def cameras will become common. Even worse still facial-recognition software may also be added to the cameras. It is estimated that by 2016 there will be 3.6 millions HD cameras. But will this type of hurtful and extrovert technology ever be banned?




Bibliography
http://www.futuretimeline.net/21stcentury/2016.htm#cctv

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