Over the past several years you may have noticed the increasingly prolific nature of government-sponsored surveillance cameras throughout the public areas in Fullerton. One Fullerton resident counted over 122 police and traffic cameras spread throughout the city.
These unblinking eyes are given the authority to record us as we lawfully participate in the everyday life of Fullerton citizens. Some of them issue $400 citations when we break the law. Others merely record our presence and store it on disk at the police station, to be reviewed later if we are accused of a crime. Sometimes the cameras are viewed in real time by Fullerton’s finest — other times they are viewed by private citizens working for a smooth-talking surveillance system vendor. Click here to read more.
Thanks for the information.
I avoid for all reasons those communities that have these systems. I don’t shop there, I don’t eat there, I don’t even visit friends there. Maybe if everyone did this practice would stop.
So starve the city of their revenues.!!
Thanks Joe. Some of us live in these communities and we can’t just avoid them altogether. Our only option is to try to educate others on the risks inherent to these system and prevent them from spreading everywhere.
I hope enjoying a Diet Coke isn’t illegal there!