Using CCT surveillance has many advantages such as tracking down speeding cars or tracking down criminals. Police are able to see what everyone within range of the CCT surveillance to ensure that no one breaks the law. Even simple things like littering can be captured down. This will improve the security standard and will ensure the safety of the people. Parents can install CCT surveillance in their homes to check on the children and maids or when they go overseas, to prevent burglars from robbing their house and to keep their belongings safe. This way, they can be assured and have a peace of mind.

CCT surveillance has certain disadvantages, although everyone only think of its advantages. With CCT surveillance everywhere, it is actually invading the privacy of the people. Whatever they do will be captured down. People will never know when they are being observed and will have to keep a lookout all the time, to make sure that they are not being observed. This causes people to be suspicious all the time. It is also time consuming, as the police or security men have to look at it all the time. The CCT surveillance may also be very costly so not everyone can afford it.

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