In “Eyes Wired Open” – a recent episode of Engage, a podcast series hosted by Genetec – former UK Surveillance Camera Commissioner, Tony Porter, and Cindy Cohn, Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, share contrasting thoughts on the UK and the US’s video surveillance strategies.
From pervasive video cameras to facial recognition and privacy issues surrounding personal information, government and civil liberty organisations on both sides of the Atlantic are responding with very different strategies to balance the need for security and the privacy of citizens.
While the UK’s take is rooted in a national strategy that sets the guardrails for how surveillance should be governed, in the US, digital rights groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation look to set the same checks in court.
Moreover, where the US has passed some of the world’s toughest laws banning government procurement of certain surveillance equipment, the UK has taken a decidedly different route that is focused on regulating use, and establishing strict certification processes in an effort to build public trust.
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To listen to episode 5 “Eyes Wired Open” featuring the full interview with Tony Porter and Cindy Cohn, go to www.genetec.com/engage