1. VIDEO SURVEILLANCE &
PRIVACY RIGHTS
ABDUL KARIM. V
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
GOVT. ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE,
KOZHIKODE
Mob:9447454024.Email:karimkkr@gmail.com

2. SURVEILLANCE STUDIES
A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING
FIELD OF ANALYSIS
SURVEILLANCE INCREASED
AFTER 9/11
WAR AGAINST TERROR

3. WHY SURVEILLANCE?
POWER MANIA
FEAR
WAR ON TERROR
COMPETITION BETWEEN
CORPORATE ENTITIES
QUEST FOR PRIVACY

4. WHERE IS SURVEILLANCE?
PUBLIC PLACES
WORK PLACES
AIR PORTS
APARTMENTS

5. A FACE RECOGNITION SYSTEM
“Watch List”
or “Gallery”
Detect
Face
Extract
Features
Video
Feed
“Probe”
matching
algorithm
(probe, possible
matches)
Police

6. WHAT THE SYSTEM DO
True
Positive
False
Negative
True
Negative
False
Positive
What the system reports
innocent
citizen
wanted
terrorist
wanted
terrorist
innocent
citizen
What
is
really
in the
scene

7. BIOMETRICS- CHANCES
OF FAILURE
Gummy finger prints
Cardboard irises
Contact lens

8. VIDEO SURVEILLANCE
AND INNOCENTS
Almost three false alarms per hour
Infrared camera that can see
through walls, clothes, and flesh
Loss of privacy
Unwanted troubles

9. SOME ISSUES RELATED TO
SURVEILLANCE
Does Camera Surveillance deter crimes?
Does Camera Surveillance displace crimes?
Is Camera Surveillance fool proof?
Who benefits from camera surveillance?
Can Camera Surveillance be misused?
Does Camera Surveillance threaten privacy
of Civil Liberties?
What happens to the data collected?

10. COGNIZABLE CRIME IN INDIA 2004-
2009
year Total
crimes
under
IPC
Murder Kidnapp
ing
Robbery Burglary Riots Rape
2004 6,01,964 33,608 23,327 18,458 92,490 59,971 18,231
2006 18,78,293 32,481 23,991 18,456 91,666 56,641 19,346
2009 21,21,345 32,369 33,860 22,409 92,070 62,942 21,395
source: National Crime Records Bureau

11. “They that can give up
essential liberty to obtain a
little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty or
safety”.
- Benjamin Franklin