The paradox of security camera’s not protecting people
Mass surveillance will be the Achilles heel of 5g networks, telemedicine videos, and other means of integration into our personal lives. Just last week we reported that the digidog was being used to clear houses after a break-in. Now facilities, where cameras are used for safety, are being hacked. Abuse, theft, neglect are all things that should be caught on camera to protect businesses and more importantly patients. The sole job of security cameras is for protection, but as hackers have shown cameras themselves are vulnerable to abuse by being hacked. Hence, the paradox of security cameras not protecting people.
Over 150,000 Internet security cameras were hacked by a group of hackers last week. Tesla factories, senior homes were just some of the facilities that were hacked. Bloomberg reported that the motive was to show how easily the cameras can be hacked. As the integration of technology is pushed into our daily lives more how we’re constantly reminded that we’re not safe.
It wasn’t for shock value last year when we told readers that data breaches are more dangerous than the coronavirus. Data was and is still being collected in mass as people were/are quarantining through the winter. Discipline from technology is more important than ever. If needing constant entertainment which will usually give away your data wasn’t bad enough. Hacking camera footage will reveal more than simple data ever could. Our responses in real-time being observed reveal the fragile reality of trusting in A.I./tech. Hopefully, you’ve read our review of the Art of Invisibility
. If you’re going to engage with tech in some ways it’s almost impossible to remain invisible to securitycameras. However, simply being aware that you’re being recorded should be helpful. But definitely purchase the book after reading our review to educate yourself to remain stealthy. The paradox of security camera’s not protecting people is complex.
Has bodycam footage of police stopped them from abusing people? Or do they turn the cameras off or cover the cameras to avoid discipline? Will the hacking of security cameras cause people to cover cameras more often before doing something heinous?
In conclusion, there’s still time to rethink your relationship with technology. How much faith you put in it makes you extremely vulnerable on the back end. In my opinion, the hackers were giving us a warning to the reality of what a dangerous hacker could have access to. For instance, The infamous Sandy hook elementary and jail in Huntsville, Alabama were also hacked as well. In the wrong hands, school children could be harmed and inmates broke out of jail. As many problems as we are led to believe that technology solves. It creates the same if not more different issues that were not prepared for yet. Herein lies the paradox of security cameras not helping people.
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