October 6th, 2007
Big Brother
Video surveillance is justified as a means to prevent and prosecute crimes,
to aid in the twin wars against drugs and terrorism, and to control traffic.
People should have a right to know if they are being monitored, why,
where the storage device footage is being kept, and by whom.
The “I’m melting, melting…” comment is from The Wizard of Oz.
The words are said by The Wicked Witch of the West, as she is dying.
The header photo was shot by Seraphine and monitored in Photoshop CS2.
This is Comic #150.
A reference source: Electronic Frontier Foundation
October 6th, 2007 at 2:03 am
You are so right, Seraphine, one cannot even fly from our country to the States without handing in your CV to the American government, and in the same street where I shot the red mushrooms they saw me shooting them by a camera built-in in a tree, see my posting for October 8.
October 6th, 2007 at 3:49 am
I always wave at the surveillance camera if I see it. It’s my way of saying, “I know you’re watching me and you won’t make me forget it.”
I’m also beginning to be vaguely troubled by everyone’s insistence that I present ID for everything. While I understand it’s a security measure, it also feels a bit like the German government who insisted that one present one’s papers and arresting anyone who wasn’t completely in order.
October 6th, 2007 at 4:57 am
One who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither - Benjamin Franklin
October 6th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
Very pertinent, however, is there anything we can do about it?
October 6th, 2007 at 9:41 pm
Alexandra. It’s coming. We can campaign for full disclosure.
Dandellion. Love that quote.
Golfwidow. Wait until one *waves* back at you, lol.
Erik. Their camera wouldn’t do the same art as yours.
Hugs all and thanks for commenting!
October 6th, 2007 at 10:12 pm
Apparently, in an average day in London, a free citizen is captured by 2,000 cameras.
Iris scans are now becoming common in the corporate world and may come to borders near us soon. Someday we will be revolutionaries if we simply avoid being recorded, filmed, followed by data and compliant. Hey, maybe it’s today!
October 7th, 2007 at 12:08 am
There is nothing one person can do about it but there darn sure is somethingWE can do about it if we are vocal enough.