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Do you think that having a security camera is enough to secure a place or taking other measurements are still required?

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Question added by Lalia Boukhers , Contracts Manager , Ooredoo
Date Posted: 2017/08/03
Bhisham Bhisham
by Bhisham Bhisham , Sr. Manager , FIS India Pvt. Ltdnd

Having a security camera is not enough to secure a place , taking other measurements are still required. Need to ensure the physical as well as Data security by putting accurate measures in place.

Jeremiah Lungu
by Jeremiah Lungu , Plant operator , Zesco limited

Cameras tracking down who enters and goes out of a building are a good way of security but there is need to have a back up of security personnel just in case the saver crushes.

Shahrukh Mazhar
by Shahrukh Mazhar , Trainee Electrical Engineer , HQ Engineering Group (FWO)

Cameras to track people coming in and out of a building, locker room area or entering an office area are just fine and actually a good thing for security. Cameras tracking places where there is public involved are fine for security, such as lobby areas. Cameras tracking employees who handle sensitive data and money are fine, such as cash registers and those who handle data such as social security numbers, but the cameras should only be used for honesty issues, not performance. Cameras in non-cash/sensitive data areas in any workplace are just intrusive, such as in office areas. Cameras should never be used for performance issues. They should only be used for security issues such as like the ones I described. “It would depend on where in the workplace the cameras are installed. How will the footage be destroyed? If they have to track employees’ attendance and performance this way, it seems the company does not trust its employees to come to work and do their jobs.” “It depends on whether I would be watched and filmed every minute of the day during everything I do.” “The information is not being used for what was the original purpose in collecting it. It’s not clear employees would be told how long the data would be saved and who would have access. In any case, the original purpose would be OK with me, but then the monitoring should be stopped once the issue has been resolved.” “Security cameras = yes. Cameras to track attendance and performance = no way. That is just ridiculous. I find it dishonest the company says it’s to make the workplace ‘more secure.’ That is a lie.” “Who would have access to the footage and how securely it would be stored?” “This could very easily be abused and would hinder performance if every employee felt surveilled all the time.” “They say that it will only be used to see who has been stealing, but the reality is we all know that is not the truth.” “Because some employers are very abusive of their power to check on you.” “Because the company could save a lot of different feeds and then use them all at once to make a person look bad so they could just terminate them.” “It could come back and bite YOU. [I] used to be a union steward when I worked, and management already monitors everything you do. It sent to management when I clocked onto my computer in the morning, I got written up because I logged on before 8 am. All of our e-mails were monitored every day by an IT [information technology] company. Cameras were everywhere.” “The total use of the system is unacceptable. Identifying thieves is one thing, but this would be used in ways not intended.” “This idea just bothers me. The workplace should not feel like a prison in which you have everyone watching your every move, basically breathing down your neck at all times.” The possible long-term retention of the surveillance camera records made some respondents uncomfortable: “There should be limits on how long the employer can keep the records or what they are allowed to do with the records. Additionally, the feeling of constantly being watched/monitored would not make for a good work environment. There are less intrusive means of preventing theft. This seems more like an excuse to install video performance monitoring.” “The company would be able to use it for situations that have nothing to do with the theft and they could keep and use the info as long as they like.” “One problem has nothing to do with the other. Use of cameras to deter theft is one thing, but to track employee is another. Fake excuse.” Some simply argued that the installation of surveillance cameras would not solve the problem: “Because it’s not for a limited purpose/time. Once cameras installed [it is] very difficult to go back. Over-intrusive in terms of capturing everyone’s facial recognition and under-inclusive in terms of actually taking steps to identify and stop the thieves.” “This is not going to reduce people stealing. This is just going to cause good employees to be more micro-managed.” And the final word on this subject comes from someone who accepted the premise of the scenario, yet still would seek a job elsewhere: “When you accept employment you accept the fact that while you are on premises the company has the right to know how you are spending their paid time. That being said, facial recognition would most likely have me looking for another job. Petty theft happens in all facets of society. A total nanny state is not the answer. I will not give up my freedom and privacy for a false sense of security.”

Abdullah Alharbi
by Abdullah Alharbi , مراقب مواد أول , sceco

Answer having a security camera is not enough to secure a place , taking other measurements are still required.

Khalid  Alzahrani
by Khalid Alzahrani , Head, Command and Control Department , King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center - Riyadh

Surveillance cameras helps to reduce risks and in some areas it can provide secure environment, but there are other security measures to be adopted and it is vary depending in the security level and the nature of the target location. The measures including but not limited to physical security, administrative process and security systems.

Felipe Michael Reyno
by Felipe Michael Reyno , Resident Engineer / Principal Engineer , A.Al-Saihathi,A.Fattani, O.AL-Othman Consulting Engineers Co. ( SOFCON)

Having a security camera is not enough to secure a place. Taking other measurement are needed to ensure the place is keep secured.

PABLITO NILO
by PABLITO NILO , Firefighter , ADNOC AGP

No. Need to place other mesurements that requires.

Hemed Mohamed
by Hemed Mohamed , Cleaner , Tanzifco

security cameras are not enough as long as we work in unity meaning to be dependant relying on one onather

Herbert Kalyesubula
by Herbert Kalyesubula , CCTV Operator , HEMAYA

Actually no, it's not enough to secure d place, there need other measures 

fady sobhy
by fady sobhy , مدير عام التسويق , فيبروسينس لامراض الكبد . شركه فارما فيرا للادويه . مصر اسكوب لامراض الكبد

Of course not because the human element in insurance and taking measurements is much better in many things in the security outlook and avoid the greatest rate of loss

 

 

Raker Belarmino
by Raker Belarmino , Site Engineer , Technology Zone Security System

Not 100% but it helps also in conducting an investigation for certain incidents happen to any premise.

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