Peter Stair

Keith McGraw

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_surveillance_disclosures_%282013%E2%80%93present%29

http://elmicrolector.org/2015/09/03/reino-unido-instalan-ojos-gigantes-para-vigilar-a-los-ciudadanos-y-a-la-gente-le-gusta/

http://www.mksmart.org/blog/2014/09/05/empowering-citizen-researchers-citizen-data-workshops/

Places are more secure when more people are about, informally observing. Security cameras do much the same. Even if the footage is only viewed when needed, knowing that they are there modifies people's behaviour for the better. So I am OK with my workplace having cameras down every corridor (but not in our offices). If I thought that the footage was being used to monitor my work patterns, I might feel differently about them, but at the moment they are not. I don't actually know to what extent these practices are codified or not. Might be worth investigating...

In contexts like Latin America, Government can use the data to chase people that disagree with them.

Allowing or banning sensors in a city is not going to stop governments to spy on their citizens.

"1984" by George Orwell (published in 1949)

Big Brother is a fictional character and symbol in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. He is ostensibly the leader (either the actual enigmatic dictator or perhaps a symbolic figurehead) of Oceania, a totalitarianstate wherein the ruling Party wields total power "for its own sake" over the inhabitants.

In the society that Orwell describes, every citizen is under constant surveillance by the authorities, mainly by telescreens (with the exception of the Proles). The people are constantly reminded of this by the slogan "Big Brother is watching you": a maxim which is ubiquitously on display. In modern culture the term "Big Brother" has entered the lexicon as a synonym for abuse of government power, particularly in respect to civil liberties, often specifically related to mass surveillance.

As part of a project I used to have a camera monitoring my
presence at my desk, you just got used to its existence. That’s me in the
middle of the screen if you follow the link:-

Our subway/bus/train journeys are monitored as well in order to adapt public transportation infrastructures to our travel patterns.

Of course it is an intrusion in our privacy, but the information isn't used to track people: Camera recordings are only analyzed in case a problem is reported to the police and our travel information is gathering to improve the level of service, so why should we fear anything?? Of course, everything has to be highly regulated and monitored carefully, but many governmental institutions and independent associations are already doing this.

Each change, whether radical or evolutionary, brings possibilities of its abuse for some causes. That is why the change should be accompanied with a set of regulations and procedures, for protection, security, privacy and functionality, in order to prevent such abuse.

On the other side, without the change we cannot make things better, it is simply inevitable.

For instance, satellite imagery improves seismic surveys . One example enough to show the "big brother's" benefit.

That, of course. does not justify any behavior against humanity and the human rights and freedoms.

People will accept the smart control when they feel security about this issue. The communication needs to be effective. They need all information about it. In my city the citizens would like to have more technology for their security, the number of cameras that are connected with police control isn’t enough.

a) Information Technology ct of 2000

b) Information Technology Rules of 2011 - pertaining to personal data

I believe that is a good starting point for the smart city developments however since this is a specialist technical area area i believe it will have to be looked at very carefully especially considering high vulnerability of certain section of Indian population and cultural values.

Nodal bodies like Nasscom and Ministry of Communication and Information Tech. have just taken up the IOT initiatives and i believe data privacy in smart technologies will gather more discussion and attention in India in future.

Here the data of several governments is open and re-uasable for citizens. Of course we also have several conferenges and meeting on this topics as well, with local and national governments. Citizens involvement is needed to decide in front which data should and can be collected.

I believe transparency is essential in such process, however, we are not on this level yet, not as citizens or as governments. For now, we are on trial and error phase. Many places need a complex surveillance system, like Rio de Janeiro's surveillance project started during the World Cup in Brazil. Other places make to with simple neighbourhood watch.
I believe getting the right balance between the need for security and privacy is a work in progress that depends on a lot more than just data collection and systems, but on our evolution as civilization in general and the choices we make.

The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) sit alongside the Data Protection Act.

They give people more privacy in relation to electronic communications.

There are specific rules on:  marketing calls, emails, texts and faxes;  cookies (and similar technologies);  keeping communications services secure; and  customer privacy as regards traffic and location data, itemised billing, line identification, and directory listings.

I consider we are going to get a few number of good uses and a high number of bad uses.

The reading list at my school from 6-12 grade was comprised of only books that were on the banned book list in some city/state/country. Simply because my teachers felt that it was important for us to know that knowledge was an universal truth, and we had every right to know whatever we wanted.

Fear cannot stop you from living life.

Cybersecurity is an issue that can't be ignored at any level of government. To help cities prioritize risks and assign roles and responsibilities for key aspects of cybersecurity within their infrastructures, Council Lead Partner Microsoft just released a set of recommendations based on years of working with local authorities. The strategy outlined in the City Strategy for Cybersecurity aims to help cities enhance the integrity, availability, manageability and confidentiality of city information, citizen services and business operations. It's a must-read for city governments everywhere.