Blanket surveillance like CCTV systems, facial recognition software, telecommunication and vehicle tracking, the DNA database etc. etc. does nothing to stop criminals, terrorists, or ‘social problems’ and it doesn’t make anybody feel any safer.

If it doens’t solve any of the problems it was brought in for, what exactly is it there for?

They don’t want us to catch any terrorists do they? They really don’t think there should be any cameras catching crooks in NY CITY? The more I learn of that org, the more disgusted I get!

January 18, 2010 – CBC News Security personnel are installing hundreds of closed circuit surveillance cameras around downtown Vancouver in preparation for the Olympics, but questions remain about whether or not many of the cameras will be removed after the Games. By the time the installations are completed over the next 10 days, an estimated 900 RCMP cameras will be eyeing the crowds around Olympic venues like BC Place Stadium and GM Place. They will be watching for possible criminal activity and medical emergencies. Another 90 cameras are being set up by the city of Vancouver at the two LiveCity party sites at West Georgia and Cambie Streets and David Lam Park, and along the makeshift pedestrian malls on West Georgia, Granville and Robson Streets. The cameras are scheduled to be turned on Feb. 1. The RCMP said its cameras are rented and will be removed after the Games. But the city’s plan for its monitoring equipment has not been finalized. City’s Cameras Could Remain The city has said it plans to deactivate the cameras after the Paralympic Games end March 28, but whether or not they will be removed is not clear. “We need to approach it very cautiously,” Mayor Gregor Robertson told CBC News. “There’s a reason to [use them] for the Games specifically but after that there needs to be a lot more dialogue. People have to understand what the pros and cons are before we move forward on that.” Groups like the BC Civil Liberties Association and the Surveillance Studies Centre …