Electronic surveillance
Alternative labels
Body worn cameras
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Cybersecurity: mapping the ethical terrain
This edited collection examines the ethical trade-offs involved in cybersecurity: between security and privacy; individual rights and the good of a society; and between the types of burdens placed on particular groups in order to protect others. Foreword Governments and society are increasingly reliant on cyber systems. Yet the more reliant we are upon cyber...
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Countering online radicalisation in Australia
This ASPI Strategic Policy Forum examines approaches to countering online radicalisation in Australia. Forum contributors participated in an ASPI outreach dialogue on the topic of internet radicalisation that was held in Perth, Western Australia, in May 2009. Individual speakers and their papers are: Dr Anthony Bergin: The internet as a platform for radicalisation Mr Michael...
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An overview of the effectiveness of closed circuit television (CCTV) surveillance
As part of a raft of proposed new counter-terrorism measures, the prime minister announced that the government planned to develop a National Code of Practice for CCTV Systems. Nigel Brew surveys evidence on the impact and effectiveness of CCTV.
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Where are you now? Location detection systems and personal privacy
The growth in video camera surveillance and in information systems has prompted claims of invasion of privacy. New location detection systems and electronic tags now offer ways to monitor personal behaviour as never before. This Research Note looks at the new technologies.