Utilización creciente de CCTV en salas de clase

Por Mick Meaney
Noticias del alternativa de RINF 

El gobierno australiano se parece estar implicado en un juego de coge para arriba con Gran Bretaña mientras que aumentan el nivel de la vigilancia en sus ciudadanos. Ahora sobre 50 escuelas en Nuevo Gales del Sur han instalado cámaras fotográficas de CCTV en salas de clase para supervisar el estudiante y a profesores.

Muchas escuelas han estado utilizando ya las cámaras fotográficas en patios pero esta nueva medida de vigilancia de la sala de clase está provocando una reacción preocupante de los profesores, tantos ahora está hablando hacia fuera contra el sistema del estilo del hermano mayor.

Defending the system, a NSW Department of Education spokesman said: “Not all schools are suitable for CCTV cameras, due to the size and physical layout of the school.

“Where this and legal or privacy issues are raised, a school is recommended to use another effective security measure or a combination of measures. The footage from CCTV cameras is confidential and is released to the police to help with their investigations in the case of criminal activity impacting on the school,” he said.

However, Bob Lipscombe, senior vice-president of the NSW Teachers Federation said: “Teachers are concerned about its improper use and that it may be taken out of context.”

Where is this information kept and who has access to it? How long will it be stored for and has the system been fully tested for security? These questions have yet to be answered.

A report last week revealed at least 40,000 CCTV cameras are in operation in Melbourne and the number is growing as the Australian government has been inspired by the UK on how to monitor its citizens, with no regard for personal privacy.

Global surveillance is on the increase with the UK pioneering the Big Brother template. America is also upping the level of state sponsored surveillance, with Bermuda, China, Australia and Ireland quickly following behind.

Besides the obvious privacy issues, the technology being used is not up to par and is very insecure. With the advancement of Wi-Fi, a whole new set of problems arise opening the doors to hackers and give them the ability to spy on us and record our movements.

Other concerns with the surveillance society are; how this data can be used, where it is kept and the length of time is it stored for, who has access rights to the data and who makes the decision to what is acceptable behaviour?

As seen in the UK, the Data Protection Act was created to merely humour privacy advocates and does not work under real life conditions.

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