This is the latest version of this eprint.
Macnish, KNJ (2012) Unblinking Eyes: The Ethics of Automated Surveillance. Ethics and Information Technology, 14 (2). 151 - 167. ISSN 1388-1957
Abstract
In this paper I critique the ethical implications of automating CCTV surveillance. I consider three modes of CCTV with respect to automation: manual (or non-automated), fully automated, and partially-automated.In each of these I examine concerns posed by processing capacity, prejudice towards and profiling of surveilled subjects, and false positives and false negatives. While it might seem as if fully-automated surveillance is an improvement over the manual alternative in these areas, I demonstrate that this is not necessarily the case. In preference to the extremes I argue in favour of partial-automation in which the system integrates a human CCTV operator with some level of automation. To assess the degree to which such a system should be automated I draw on the further issues of privacy and distance. Here I argue that the privacy of the surveilled subject can benefit from automation, while the distance between the surveilled subject and the CCTV operator introduced by automation can have both positive and negative effects. I conclude that in at least the majority of cases more automation is preferable to less within a partially-automated system where this does not impinge on efficacy.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
---|---|
Authors/Creators: |
|
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2012, Springer Verlag. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Ethics and Information Technology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Automation; CCTV; Clive Norris; False negatives; False positives; Gary Armstrong; Operator; Prejudice; Profiling; SUBITO; Surveillance |
Dates: |
|
Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 23 Oct 2014 09:48 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2023 21:41 |
Published Version: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10676-01... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
Related URLs: | |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:80502 |
Available Versions of this Item
-
Unblinking Eyes: The Ethics of Automated Surveillance. (deposited 01 Oct 2013 10:51)
- Unblinking Eyes: The Ethics of Automated Surveillance. (deposited 23 Oct 2014 09:48) [Currently Displayed]