Re: watch the lives of others, get cash prizes!

["Alex Eckelberry" <AlexE () sunbelt-software com>]

Chris, get your fingers out of your nose.

No... Come on, I see you.  Get your finger out of your nose... 

Right... That's better. 

See?  It's very good to be watched.  Keeps you on your BEST behavior!

Alex
 

-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
On Behalf Of chris () blask org
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 8:32 AM
To: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: Re: [funsec] watch the lives of others, get cash prizes!

--- On Mon, 10/12/09, Alex Eckelberry <AlexE () sunbelt-software com>
wrote:

> http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/07/cctv-surveillance-internet

I'm still trying to decide what I think about this one.  On the one
hand, if it's my own business, then why not if it provides some benefit?
It's effectively a public place already, and the cameras are already
there, so anyone caught doing something stupid on camera should already
expect to be.  Besides, there is a certain level of free advertising
involved (assuming I don't run a sh*thole).

And as far as the logistics go (trolls, etc) I'm willing to bet those
could be dealt with through moderately cognizant means.  Trusted User
status for demonstrated-good "viewers", TU alerts having vastly more
importance than new-user alerts...

On the broader privacy issues, which is better:  "it's OK, only the
Government can watch you"; or, "you're already in public, now everyone
really can see you"?

Not sure I like all the implications of everyone watching everyone all
the time, but there is nothing new about the ethics of all this since I
saw the first  "city cam" pointing out someone's office window.  It all
boils down to the same question at the end of the day: "did you ever
believe you had privacy in your front yard in a small town, anyway?"

-chris


      
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