CCTV

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Official narrative

CCTV is originally about monitoring people for their own sake. Crime prevention is a

Justification

The introduction is often justified with vague claims about crime prevention, though evidence on the actual impact of CCTV in this regard is lacking.

Control

CCTV evidence, although it could be made publicly available, for example, by being live streamed to the internet, is generally under the control of the few who set up the systems. Even where these are public authorities, spending public money and nominally acting for the good of the public because it is controlled by a central authority, the footage tends to remain under tight control, only released on an ad hoc basis when it suits the purposes of those who set up the cameras.

'Missing CCTV' footage

The widespread use of CCTV could provide valuable evidence in the case of acts of terrorism, though it is more notable for is absence in this respect. Specifically, in the following instances:

  • 7 July 2005 London bombings - Verint systems took control of CCTV 10 months before the attacks, and have so far not released any footage. They claim that none of the relevant cameras were working.
  • 9-11/Pentagon - The FBI moved quickly to confiscate all CCTV footage from nearby cameras for reasons of "National security". None has ever been released. Of the Pentagon's (presumably many) CCTV cameras, footage from only a single camera has been released[When?] - and that is missing a crucial frame.
  • Diana Princess of Wales/Death - No CCTV footage of the crash has been made available. It is unclear whether any exists.



Rating

5star.png 26 April 2022 Robin  A very useful collection of pointers to the deceitful ways in which CCTV is used
A very short page, but one with many links to deep events in which CCTV footage was unavailable, lost or falsified.
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