A recent Rasmussen national telephone survey shows that 70% of Americans Favor Surveillance Cameras in Public Places, while 18% oppose the use of surveillance and security cameras in public. Despite this, 23% thing Surveillance Cameras have violated their privacy. As with all opinion polls and all statistics, these numbers only reveal part of a larger story. The idea of cameras to enhance public safety becomes less straight-forward when vaguely-worded laws and weak oversight allow this video surveillance to be used for personal or political gain.
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