tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787999482934202364.post8684520020274855325..comments2023-05-28T07:46:13.657-04:00Comments on social issues: Honey, who's watching the kids?Leonard Wakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948820385522641682noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787999482934202364.post-60855212933881052302008-07-25T13:08:00.000-04:002008-07-25T13:08:00.000-04:00What right of privacy do you think children have i...What right of privacy do you think children have in classrooms in public schools? The right to have nobody look at them or see what they are doing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787999482934202364.post-88710807409333662072008-07-23T12:43:00.000-04:002008-07-23T12:43:00.000-04:00Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, ...Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, a professional organiuzation, warned of the dangers of the emerging surveillance society more than a decade ago. <BR/><BR/>This is cdlearly an issue that engaged scholars should take up. Thanks, Andrea, for putting this on the agenda. <BR/><BR/>As the system administrator I am not sure that anonymous comments are useful. At one point I filtered them and approved them on a case by case basis. Should I return to that policy?Leonard Wakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948820385522641682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787999482934202364.post-59551294819880327682008-07-21T13:54:00.000-04:002008-07-21T13:54:00.000-04:00As part of a wider debate, it's also worth conside...As part of a wider debate, it's also worth considering that the adoption of Video Surveillance technology, isn't necessarily always for the most obvious reasons.<BR/><BR/>Given the established arguments for both crime reduction / detection and the inherent privacy implications of deploying CCTV, many operators will also be seduced by the secondary benefits of providing a relatively affordable method to counter any possible law suits, for negligence or malpractice.<BR/><BR/>Not so much a case of simply covering a potential victim, but equally an exercise in covering their own backs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787999482934202364.post-86501097956939864452008-07-20T16:24:00.000-04:002008-07-20T16:24:00.000-04:00(clickable link from previous comment "Why stop at...(clickable <A HREF="http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/UK_company_%22seriously_considering%22_GPS_tracking_devices_in_school_uniforms" REL="nofollow">link</A> from previous comment "Why stop at cameras?")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787999482934202364.post-72781541841923194062008-07-20T16:18:00.000-04:002008-07-20T16:18:00.000-04:00Why stop at cameras?http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/UK...Why stop at cameras?<BR/>http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/UK_company_%22seriously_considering%22_GPS_tracking_devices_in_school_uniformsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com