My views on CCT surveilance (Jun Heng 22)

CCT surveillance have many advantages, and it can also be used to solve and prevent crimes.

An example of CCT surveillance solving crimes is the murder of james bulger, where James Bulger was abducted and killed.

February 12, 1993. James Bulger was abducted from a shopping centre in Bootle, UK, and his dead body was found on February 14, 1993.

With the help of CCT surveillance, his killers were identified as they were caught on camera leading James Bulger away from the shopping centre.

CCT surveillance can also prevent crimes. If the shop owner installs a CCT surveillance, whether or not it is functioning properly, the people who thought of doing something wrong would think twice, as they know there is a CCTV there that could easily catch them in the act.

However, despite its advantages, the CCT surveillance also has its disadvantages.

One disadvantage is criminal use of CCT surveillance.

Criminals may use surveillance cameras, for example a hidden camera at an ATM to capture people's PINs without their knowledge. The cameras are small enough not to be noticed, and are placed where they can monitor the keypad of the machine as people enter their PINs. The images may be transmitted wirelessly to the criminal. 

Thus, it would be good if Singapore would step up on CCT surveillance so as to apprehend the law offenders. This would help bring down the crime rate in Singapore, and make Singapore a safer place.

The issue of the invasion of privacy has been brought up, hence several laws have been made to prevent invasion of privacy. If person A uses CCTVs to invade person B privacy, person B may bring him to court over the invasion of his privacy, however that is subject to whether the ''privacy invasion law'' is made in that country.