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AS THESE
TECHNOLOGIES MATURE,
WE WOULD BE IN A
BETTER POSITION TO
ADDRESS PRIVACY
CONCERNS WHICH ARISE.
WITH CONTINUOUS
ENGAGEMENT WITH
THE GOVERNMENT Everything from licence plate Further collaboration between

AUTHORITIES, WE numbers to vehicle images, speed, stakeholders – governments,
travel patterns and location
enforcement agencies, NGOs
ARE SURE ROBUST information is stored. This data – will be crucial to ensure more
FRAMEWORKS WHICH can be mined for personal details transparency. This also requires
BALANCE PRIVACY such as driver identity, preferences, clearer regulations regarding the
habits
associations.
and
AND SYSTEM EFFICACY Additionally, private information use of data and sharing between
agencies. Governments should
WOULD BE CHALKED can then be shared, accessed and also run campaigns and educate
OUT. misused by bad faith actors without the public on the importance of
the knowledge and consent of the traffic cameras in order to build
individuals concerned. support for initiatives.
– Anoop Alexander
Governments will also need to
keep an eye on the legalities of Challenges Around
proceeding, particularly when it Camera Installation
comes to cross-border or multi-
jurisdictional incidents. For The installation of enforcement
fully digital integrated surveillance
system, the law enforcers can instance, cameras can capture cameras presents a series of
view the happenings in the city information about vehicles that significant challenges that can
from the integrated Control Room are registered in different states impact their effectiveness and
and take appropriate measures to or countries, each of which have operational efficiency. One of the
curb offences and ensure safety of different laws and regulations primary challenges is balancing
the citizens.” around data privacy, traffic the cost versus coverage. The
violations or penalties. There are financial burden of installing a
Privacy, Security and more fundamental questions widespread network of cameras
to be asked around the right to
Ethical Concerns privacy, presumption of innocence is considerable, and the necessity
for extensive coverage to ensure
and the right to due process.
In order to be effective, traffic the effectiveness of these
cameras collect large volumes Addressing these challenges systems further compounds the
of data, including personal data. will require multiple steps. challenge.

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