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Who hasn’t noticed? There are cameras on the streets, in the
shops, on public transportation, even in schools and at work! Video
surveillence is used to monitor our lives, to control our actions, and
to suppress our resistance – above all, it’s against our peaceful
coexistence. Comprehensive monitoring is the most visible manifestation
of the ubiquitous eyes of the state, done under the guise of society’s
basic need for security.

Cameras are also an expression of a society whose members have lost
control of their own lives. In the wake of perceived Islamic extremism,
hyped up ludicrously by the media, they demand more cameras be installed
in their hysteria.

It’s clear to rational people that cameras do not prevent crime, yet
politicians and the surveillence industry take advantage of the
situation to install more, newer, better cameras in public. Software to
monitor high-resolution images for faces and movement patterns already
exists and is being implemented. Anyone who feels more secure as a
result of this is crazy. The BZ is reporting that the Berlin S-Station currently upgrading to take advantage of this technology.

Another common tactic for stroking fear is alleged terorrists who
want to blow us all up. Aside from the fact that such instances are
extremely rare, one thing is clear: no one is in a position to prevent
these attacks using a camera. Nevertheless, after the case of a recent
bomb discovery, there was an immediate demand for more camera surveillance.

Why does the state have such a huge interest in developing
surveillence techonlogy in general, and with CCTV in particular? A look
at London could provide an explanation. Comprehensive supervision of the
city followed the conflict between a generation of young people and the
desperate state after the police shot a migrant worker to death. Using
video images, thousands of protesters were identified and repressed.
Imprisonment, fines, and ostracism completely shattered any hope of a
movment. Rioting is not always a positive thing, but the potential for
rioting should not be used to suppress the rights of the oppressed and
marginalized.

The state apparatus is right to fear such movements, and they
struggle to defend “stability” while conveniently protecting their
assets. It’s about power, and not about values and rights. But we can
defend ourselves against the state and against corporations and take
away their sight! CAM OVER!