Friday, December 08, 2006

Widespread use of security cameras in Korea

OhMyNews Korea has an article on the rise of surveillance cameras in South Korea - including the plan to place cameras in each elementary school in Seoul:

'They are everywhere, most of the time they are inconspicuously placed, secretly watching our every move. Other times they are placed out in the open with signs announcing their presence in an attempt to scare us to comply with the established rules. Surveillance cameras are now a part of our everyday life.

We expect to see, or not see, these cameras in banks and other secure areas, such as airports and courthouses. Convenience stores and shopping centers have cameras scattered all throughout them in an effort to prevent shoplifting. But there are other places that perhaps we don't really expect them.'

Read full article - Big Brother Is Watching You

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