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Surveillance cameras have their good uses. Criminals have been caught and jailed based on undeniable video evidence, cheating spouses have been captured on film and forced to pay greater alimonies and child support for their ex-partners, and cops have been suspended for sexual harassment and physical mishandling of visitors and suspects alike. Just some of the few cases you read about that can convince you surveillance is good.
However, what do you do when surveillance cameras intrude upon your most private of private moments? How do you cope when intimate affairs are recorded in video and broadcasted for the entire Internet world to see?
How It Can Happen
Generally, surveillance cameras are used for home security and public security. You can install small and portable cameras in your house while the government sets up a surveillance system in your neighborhood ostensibly to deter crime and monitor traffic.
Imagine this scenario: Your partner transferred the cameras to your bedroom because he wants to videotape your bedroom shenanigans without your knowledge. After your bitter separation, he uploads the video over the Internet and it becomes a hit.
Or this: In the interest of adding spice to your relationship, you both agreed to place some of the wireless surveillance cameras inside your bedroom. One messy divorce later, you are faced with an Internet video showing you and your despised ex-partner in compromising positions.
Or this: Video surveillance operators across the street intersection videotaped your intimate moments for voyeuristic purposes. The same ********* individuals broadcasted the footage over the web.
In whatever way your lady parts came to be plastered all over the Internet, you must deal with the fall-out of other people’s perversions.
How to Prevent and to Cope
Of course, prevention is always better than the cure. If possible, never allow your partner to videotape your intimate bedroom encounters; never install surveillance cameras in your bedroom no matter what you do; never perform live shows where your privacy can be compromised unless you are on a deserted island; never leave the windows open in any way, either in terms of locking it and closing the drapes; and never let your private videotapes lying anywhere.
However, unfortunate scenarios such as the abovementioned do happen. How to cope boils down to:
* Doing something concrete about your plight - filing complaints and lawsuits is a good first step. You can also seek professional help and your family’s support.
* Forgetting about the past and not worrying about the future. You should take each day as it comes and live for the joys of the present. Learn to appreciate the small things in your life now - your ex-partner is paying you sums of money for alimony and for his bastardization of your relationship, your ********* voyeurs of local public officials are in jail, and you are alive.
* Moving on. If this means that you have to do something drastic like changing your place of residence or something mild like changing your hairstyle, then go for it. Just always remember that life must go on, you were a victim but you cannot be a victim forever, and that it is other people’s problems if they see you as anything less than the worthy person that you are.
In the end, your life should never be ruled by one mistake brought by man’s inappropriate use of surveillance cameras. Life is yours, take it!
The vast insecurities of today’s world have made it a necessity to invest in some sort of security system. Regardless of the facility or location, the occurrence of crime and evil motives should never be undermined. Theft, rape, murder, burglary, vandalism, and ******* are just a few numbers of potential crimes that could easily happen in any location without any prior warning. Things can turn wrong in the most secured locations and the only to be prepared is with a surveillance system, specifically security cameras. Not only will this system monitor your surroundings for any crime or burglary, it will also give you an incomparable supervising power over your entire facility.
Police stations should automatically be listed amongst the top ten locations that should not continue operation without a set of security cameras. Some people might not realize the importance of these devices in police offices and claim that thieves would not make the stupid mistake of invading a police station, and besides that, there is nothing worthy of stealing from there any ways. However they fail to realize that police stations are the aggregation points for all types of criminals. Having this large quantity of criminals under one roof poses a potentially threat for the police officers and other employees working in the facility. A set of security cameras will help monitor the activities of these criminals and make sure that they stay locked up until they are dealt with according to their crimes.
Out breaks and violence could occur at any moment. Previous evidence and surveillance footage has proven that some criminals continue to resist even after being in police custody. Some may do so due to a mental illness, being under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or simply because they do not want to cooperate. A set of security cameras will serve, both, as evidence to the occurrence of any violent incident as well as a way to help convict the involved parties.
Another area of concern is police brutality and unjustified use of power. Recently this has been a popular issue that comes up frequently in news briefings and internet websites. One must realize that mistakes do happen in the real world even in the most professional of places, but the only way that these mistakes can be avoided is to monitor them, and take note of their nature in order to avoid their reoccurrence in the future.
Surveillance cameras will also serve as a learning media to new officers to instruct them on how to behave in certain situations which might take place in the police station. Not to mention that a careful study of these tapes will allow the station’s management to pinpoint exact procedures and measures that they can take to make the environment a lot safer. This may include the construction of another lockup room, or the expansion of a detention area, or even hiring more officers to keep up with the rate of the criminals entering in the station.
In your work as nanny, you will experience the growing trend towards a nanny surveillance state. It is a fact that you need to accept with empathy because if you were in the parents’ place, you would probably install a nanny surveillance system, too. With empathy in mind, you can better adopt these tips on how to survive work surveillance.
Be Direct
You have the right to ask your employers to limit the hidden spy cameras to common areas like the living room, dining room, kitchen, family den, laundry area, bedrooms used by the family, and the yard. At no instance are spy cameras allowed in your bedroom (if you are a live-in nanny) and the bathrooms. This is for the protection of your privacy, which you have every right to demand.
This will serve notice to your employers that you know and accept nanny surveillance, but only to a limited extent. You have to be very clear on this point.
Set Agreements
As a nanny, you need to discuss with your employers matters related to child discipline and routine, childcare duties like feeding, school activities, and recreation. Be as specific as possible to avoid misunderstandings and take down notes, if possible.
You can always refer to the agreements set on that first meeting when issues come up. Even with hidden spy cameras on your employers’ side, you can reference their concerns against previous agreements.
Know That It Works Both Ways
The nanny surveillance system can be used to your advantage, too. You can actually use video footages to prove your point, discuss child-rearing methods, and come up with solutions to problems. Think about the movie “The Nanny Diaries” and you get the drift.
For example, in cases where parents dispute your claims about a child behaving negatively, you can gently direct them to video footages of the time in question. Pictures speak a thousand words and moving pictures speak a thousand more.
Also, you will feel more secure knowing that the parents are watching via spy cameras. It will be like feeling you have security detail to watch for any untoward activity like break-ins and fires. Indeed, having a Big Brother has its advantages!
Be Confident About Your Capabilities
You have to be self-assured and confident about your nanny abilities. The children and parents can sense if you are not, which does not bode well for your longevity on the job. Try to stay calm, cool and collected most of the time, even if you do not feel like it.
When you are confident, even the best surveillance system turned 24/7 will not deter you in competently performing your nanny duties. You will just breeze through your work and forget that spy cameras are there to monitor every breath you take.
Build Mutual Trust
Do not expect to build mutual trust within the first few weeks. Though you can earn a child’s trust easily enough, the parents’ trust is another matter. However, the fact that you were employed says a lot about the initial level of trust that you can build on. Go slowly but surely.
Once you have mutual trust and respect, the nanny surveillance system will be rendered moot and academic. It will be perceived as a symbol of distrust that should be taken down to give way for trust.
With these tips in mind, you are now ready to tackle the pervasive nanny surveillance state with flying colors!
Traditional Video Surveillance VS Networked Video Surveillance
CCTV surveillance system
1.Security focused, meant for monitoring by guards
2.Physically walking around site for inspection
3.Monitoring CCTV systems, only one location
4. If an incident occurs, the guards are your first level decision makers with limited information and authority
6. Comes as windows based system and virus problems
7. No integrated solution available and no warranty for product
Disadvantages of such old generation of CCTV
1. Decision makers are informed after a time delay with little to no details
2. Failure to meet the needs of growing multi-location
3.Does not give access to businesses or executives on the move
4. Dumb recording of all data- whether motion is there or not.
5. Limited Storage Capacity.
6. Does not take advantage of what internet can offer
Now Basic Market Demands are following
Basic Market Demands
Networked Video Surveillance Systems
1. Takes advantage of internet and counts available bandwith and gives you access for your desired location 24×7×365 with Maximum reliability, Systems Should work 24×7×365, Storage Protection.
2. Use existing network infrastructure and reuse existing wiring and cameras for low start-up and operating cost
3. Sensors can be integrated and alerts can be sent.
4. Can do motion base recording and Motion based alerts.
5. Turns Analog Video data into Digital Data can be married to business applications
example- At a ATM- the video can be sent with each ATM transaction.
6. Integrated full solution box is available with warranty.
Such a networked Video Surveillance Systems are now available in India and US markets for mid market.
Please visit www.cradle.com to know more about the networked Video Surveillance products.
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