Safety VS PrivacySafety VS Privacy

““Welcome to Chicago. Please Welcome to Chicago. Please smile for the surveillance smile for the surveillance

cameras.”cameras.”

Welcome to Chicago!!Welcome to Chicago!!

The Windy City is set to become The Windy City is set to become home to the nation’s most home to the nation’s most aggressive, advanced and aggressive, advanced and extensive camera surveillance extensive camera surveillance systemsystem

The Result??The Result??

If you’re in Chicago, almost If you’re in Chicago, almost anywhere, at any time, a camera anywhere, at any time, a camera

is likely to be aimed at you.is likely to be aimed at you.

Increase in video surveillanceIncrease in video surveillance

On July 11, 2003, the Mayor’s office On July 11, 2003, the Mayor’s office announced announced a drastic increase in video surveillana drastic increase in video surveillance by the Chicago Police Departmentce by the Chicago Police Department..

The cameras were paid for out of The cameras were paid for out of drug forfeiture money under a $2 drug forfeiture money under a $2 million contract with the Sayers million contract with the Sayers Group -- owned by Gayle Sayers, Group -- owned by Gayle Sayers, the legendary Chicago Bears the legendary Chicago Bears running back running back

COSTCOST

$16000 per camera$16000 per camera $7000 for each suitcaselike $7000 for each suitcaselike

"portable control unit" "portable control unit" $2 million would be enough to $2 million would be enough to

install cameras at 87 locations install cameras at 87 locations

InstallationInstallation

Daley would not disclose how many Daley would not disclose how many cameras the city has bought or cameras the city has bought or where they were be installed. where they were be installed.

If criminals move to avoid If criminals move to avoid surveillance, the cameras will move surveillance, the cameras will move with them, the mayor said with them, the mayor said

It takes just one hour to install the It takes just one hour to install the 110-pound units and one hour to 110-pound units and one hour to take them down take them down

Chicago One of the safest Chicago One of the safest cities in the countrycities in the country Mayor Daley loves the city’s 2000-Mayor Daley loves the city’s 2000-

plus public safety cameras and the plus public safety cameras and the high-tech network that’s in the high-tech network that’s in the process of connecting themprocess of connecting them

New York and Los Angeles might New York and Los Angeles might have more security cameras but “No have more security cameras but “No other city has developed a system to other city has developed a system to connect all of its cameras with all of connect all of its cameras with all of its emergency services- police, fire, its emergency services- police, fire, aviation” says Ron Huberman, aviation” says Ron Huberman, executive director of Chicago’s executive director of Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management Office of Emergency Management and Communicationsand Communications

Taking public surveillance to Taking public surveillance to the extremethe extreme

By spring of 2006, the first wave By spring of 2006, the first wave of devices should be fully of devices should be fully functionalfunctional

Cameras will no longer just Cameras will no longer just stare blankly out at selected stare blankly out at selected spots, but will actively “look” for spots, but will actively “look” for everything from erratic behavior everything from erratic behavior to suspicious movementsto suspicious movements

Taking public surveillance to Taking public surveillance to the extreme (cont.)the extreme (cont.) Built-in software will also have the Built-in software will also have the

ability to instantly report the sound of ability to instantly report the sound of gun shots within hearing distance of gun shots within hearing distance of the microphones planned around the the microphones planned around the citycity

They can rotate 360 degrees and be They can rotate 360 degrees and be pointed up or down from a remote pointed up or down from a remote locationlocation

Zoom in feature allows to determine Zoom in feature allows to determine if the suspicious object is a gun or if the suspicious object is a gun or just a cell phonejust a cell phone