Study: Average American Filmed By Estimated 238 Security Cameras A Week, As Amazon Ring Announces Drone – Activist Post

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09/26/20

 

“This technology is used virtually everywhere. It’s getting more sophisticated and cheaper so its use will only expand.” Admin

 

The study was authored by the Safety.com security team which found that the average American is filmed by security cameras more than 230 times a week, a number that has increased rapidly and is only expected to continue as facial recognition is pushed throughout society.

 

CNBC reports that there will be an estimated one billion security cameras filming around the world by 2021, with somewhere between 10-18% of those being in the United States alone. This may be attributed to the fact Ring operates in the U.S. which is used for monitoring neighborhoods. However, we don’t know for sure about that assumption. But Safety expands on that belief writing,

 

The advent of doorbell cameras becoming the norm for many people thinking about home security means an exponential increase in the number of times they might end up on camera, both on their own home security system but also while walking through the neighborhood where other homeowners might have their own system set up.

 

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