Security Camera Development
Transcript: Laws and practice of monitoring “The detection component would monitor, heart rate…skin response…EMG, brain signals, respiration rate, body temperature, facial movements, facial expressions and blood pressure." The introduction of the Nanny Cam leads to a demand for smaller, higher quality surveillance cameras, which causes a boom in the surveillance camera industry. This really drives the development of security camera monitoring hardware forward into the modern age. Workers compensation fraud could now be contested with the implementation of security cameras in the workplace. Employers simply had to show evidence of employees attempting to commit compensation fraud to deal with cases quickly. "Technology does not proceed solely through its own momentum, as implied by technological determinism; its development is strongly influenced by existing social and political arrangements. technological changes may take place because they advance the interests of a particular group." ( Volti 29) Siemens AG built the very first CCTV camera system in 1942. The 1970’s saw the beginning of camera surveillance of traffic and sports stadiums How Does Employee Monitoring Change Behavior? Businesses that were more likely to be stolen from, like banks and convenient stores, were the places that security camera monitoring began making its greatest inroads. 1960 - The first reported use of a security camera system to monitor a large crowd on Guy Fawkes night. How Does Employee Monitoring Impact the Workplace? 1967 saw the first use of security camera systems by businesses for security surveillance. In 1969 it was estimated that 67 security cameras had been installed in total throughout the UK. Corporate Changes with Monitoring 10 New (And Legal) Ways Your Employer Is Spying On You. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2013/09/29/new-ways-employer-spy/ Retrieved from http://faculty.bus.olemiss.edu/breithel/final%20backup%20ofemployee_monitoring_privacy_in_the_workplace.htm The Effects of Employee Monitoring | Chron.com. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/effects-employee-monitoring-17431.html From Edison to Internet: A History of Video Surveillance. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.business2community.com/tech-gadgets/from-edison-to-internet-a-history-of-video-surveillance-0578308 History of Video Surveillance and CCTV. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.wecusurveillance.com/cctvhistory Maxtag, Security Tagging, Cloud IP CCTV, Retail CCTV, Retail Security, Security Tags, Secure Live Merchandise Displays, baby & asset tagging UK, security camera installer, baby tagging. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.maxtag.com/history-of-CCTV.html The Negative Effects of CCTV Workplace Surveillance | Le Mauricien. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.lemauricien.com/article/negative-effects-cctv-workplace-surveillance Video Security and CCTV Surveillance Blog - The History of Video Security Cameras [Infographic]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.supercircuits.com/resources/blog/the-history-of-video-security-cameras Workplace Monitoring Laws. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.shrm.org/legalissues/stateandlocalresources/stateandlocalstatutesandregulations/documents/state%20surveillance%20and%20monitoring%20laws.pdf Another interesting law says that if you are using the companies or employers internet network they still have the right to monitor you even if you are on your personal computer or cell phone. The development of security camera hardware created a technological fix. Developers did not consider how intrusive the technology could become, and the issue of employee monitoring is an ethical concern within the workplace today. With the development of security camera hardware, the technology available to perform employee monitoring was made possible for employers, which has paved the way for what employee monitoring is today. Here is an example of the The Video Tape Recorder Works Cited In the 1980’s security monitoring awareness rose among business owners, and the increasing demand for more and better camera systems drives the development of them further forward. In 1961, there was the first permanent use of a CCTV camera system in the UK - a permanent surveillance camera in a London train station. Laws Regarding Monitoring Laws Regarding Monitoring Are you being watched? Surveillance in our society. There many types of Employee Monitoring beside monitoring for security reasons. Some other types of monitoring that employers may use are monitoring for Productivity, Customer Service and Customers Issues. The Most controversial part of Employee Monitoring is Video Surveillance. Although some types of cameras are placed in Open areas, many cameras are hidden so employees will not notice them. Before the late 1930's the majority of development for camera hardware was for films. It wasn't until 1939 that small portable cameras began to appear, and one of these was the univex 8mm camera. It was possible for someone
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