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NY activists call for surveillance camera laws Reuters New York rights activists called on the city council on Wednesday to regulate surveillance cameras to prevent intrusion into people’s privacy and prevent an abuse of footage.
Siegel, who estimated there were at least 10,000 cameras around New York City, said surveillance cameras should also be registered with a government agency and people on the street should be informed that they being filmed. “There are 4 million video surveillance cameras in Britain, 500,000 in London alone — do we want that in New York City?” Siegel told the debate, “Caught on camera: security concerns vs privacy rights.” He suggested that it be made a criminal offence to abuse surveillance camera footage. Surveillance has come under the spotlight in New York with the police department due to appeal a court ruling on Thursday that banned unrestricted photo surveillance of protesters except in cases where criminal investigation is warranted. The Center for Constitutional Rights also plans to file a civil rights case against New York City on Thursday on behalf of three black activists who were arrested and claim they were manhandled while monitoring police activity in 2005. Heather MacDonald, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, said surveillance cameras had deterred criminal and terrorist activities and helped solve crimes. “Americans love to amuse themselves with Big Brother fantasies,” MacDonald said. This is not, as far as I an concerned, a very complicated problem there is no reasonable expectation of privacy in public spaces. New York City Councilor Alan Gerson, who co-sponsored the debate, said he would push to hold a council debate to address the concerns. ---------------------------------------------------
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