However, having CCTVs would invade people's privacy. Some people might not be affected by this but there will be a few people that will be either offended or scared. If the cameras are put everywhere, what the people were doing, when they were doing it, who they were with, everything would be tracked down.

From SIn Kang.

I do not know of other countries privacy when using their CCTV camera's however the US has already confirmed with their residents that their newly installed CCTV cameras should not invade their residents privacy.

If you set up CCT surveillance outside your house, along the corridor. At first, your neighbor would think that you are spying on them. As time goes by, your neighbor may feel safe as your CCT surveillance may also be helping them. Some people may think that setting up CCT surveillance may be an invasion of privacy, while others may think that it is for safety precautions.

From Waise.

This contradicts to the other post. The CCTV may feel insecure at first but after a while it becomes part of our lives. The CCTV is designed to capture everything in front of the camera, if it is asked to, it helps to capture criminals like vandals or terrorist in certain countries.

I think that singapore should not step up on CCT surveillance. In the economic downturn we should not waste a lot of money installing it. Installing one might cost around $600 to install a high quality one and imagine installing it everywhere how much will it cost? Moreover, there are still cost in the maintenance and what if people vandalize it?

From xin kai

Although it may seem that buying a CCTV camera may seem really wasteful. It has its advantages too. Lets say you have a stall and you accidentally leave if unattended over night by accident. If someone comes by and pulls away a computer you will never know who did it. However if you had a CCTV camera things like tracking the thief's movements would be easier. The case would be easier to solve. IT may seem like your fault that you left the stall open but if in the case of your absent-mindedness.
A CCTV camera would indeed be useful when it come to that situation.

From Yeo Chong Han Ivan.