Comments on: Why are there cameras all over campus?

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:12:21 +0000

Good point Scott. The constitution doesn’t even have an express right to “privacy”. Violation of the 1st Amendment? hahaha.

By: Jonathan Oosting

Jonathan Oosting — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:03:27 +0000

Thanks Scott. You’re totally correct. I apparently suffered under the common misconception that the first amendment protected an individual’s right to privacy, but a fact check proved that to be inaccurate.

By: Scott Summers

Scott Summers — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:47:18 +0000

Amendment #1: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

What does any of that have to do with a traffic camera? You mentioned that they “raised concerns over privacy and first amendment rights.”

I would encourage people to actually read the constitution, and all amendments, prior to using them as an argument, lest you seem ignorant.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:48:31 +0000

Interesting feature good start. A few questions:
1.When the signal goes into the computer, is it stored as an image? It’s not clear from this piece. For instance, say police were chasing a black Mercedes - could they later view an image to determine a license plate number?

2. They’ve been doing this to some extent for some time. How has traffic volume changed during that period?

3. There MUST be a way to ferret out the cost. Someone somewhere has a breakdown of the cost of the road improvements. This is public informaiton. Force it out.

4. “…the failure to explicitly inform students of their purpose raised eyebrows.” Really? Whose? This seems like a throwaway line that may or may not be true. Are students worried that they are spied upon? What does the ACLU think?