Crime doesn’t pay, but neither does video survellance.

According to BBC News, "Only one crime was solved by each 1,000 CCTV cameras in London last year", leading some to wonder whether the £500 million (over $800 million in U.S. Dollars) the nation has spent on CCTV cameras to fight crime--over one-third of that in London alone--really pays.

While a spokesperson from the "Home Office", the United Kingdom's boarder agency, said, CCTVs "help communities feel safer", their ubiquitous presence undoubtedly make others uneasy.

A former member of the British Parliament, David Davis, told the BBC, "It creates a huge intrusion on privacy, yet provides little or no improvement in security."

Read more @ BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8219022.stm)

About Jeff M. Fischbach

Jeff Michael Fischbach is founder and President of SecondWave Information Systems (SecondWave.com), a consulting firm specializing in Forensic Technology. Since 1994, he has served as a board member and technology adviser to numerous professional organizations and corporations. Mr. Fischbach has been engaged as a litigation consultant and Forensic Examiner, offering expert advice and oversight on matters involving intellectual property, computers, information systems, satellite, tracking and wireless communications technologies. He has advised law enforcement, foreign government representatives, judges, lawyers and the press.