Security Technology Must Allow Right to Privacy

SRINAGAR — Due to the prog­ress in economic and financial globalization, development of information and commu­nication technology, people, goods, money and information are circulating across borders on a global scale.

While this environment is making people’s everyday life more comfortable and enriching, it is also being ex­ploited by criminal elements and organizations that try to perpetrate crimes easily and efficiently on a global scale. Security of children has been a huge issue due to this very reason. Surveillance is an op­tion. However in schools, while in transit how to ensure the safety of children without compromising on the privacy of the children and their fami­lies also need to be considered.

The IFSEC’s latest exhibi­tion showcasing the modern equipments and tools will ensure the security cover that would not breach privacy of individual students, schools, families and other stake hold­ers in the process.

Addressing this issue MD UBM Mr. Yogesh Mudras, pointed out vitalities that technology has taken care with sensitivity “Children rep­resent a significant and one of the most vulnerable subject category of end users in the extensive range of security and surveillance systems & prod­ucts available in the market.

With the Delhi Cabinet re­cently approving the instal­lation of CCTV cameras in government schools to en­sure safety of students, child security and surveillance is a trending subject in the indus­try currently. CCTV Monitoring in vantage points, Wall Cams providing bird’s eye view of the school campus or residen­tial complexes, entrance auto­mation, hidden cameras with inbuilt alerts and GPS tracking of school buses and vehicles form a part of the surveillance as do – very significantly —

tracking and monitoring chil­dren’s digital footprints. As South Asia’s largest expo on security, IFSEC will display these technol­ogies and their optimal usage.

Further he added, “When it comes to the subject of child se­curity, however, we need to strin­gently discern between what constitutes genuine security for children and whatborders on spying. After all, over monitoring invariably distorts the person­alities of impressionable young­sters, disallowing their right to privacy and making them fearful and suspicious – the opposite of what safety and security prod­ucts ought to achieve!

In this context, a giant plat­form like IFSEC India acts as a catalyst for the progress and vision of this proliferating industry, wherein key stake­holders can collectively ideate, innovate, spot trends and en­able the shift in India’s security paradigm from a defensive ap­proach to a responsible one.”

South Asia’s largest security exhibition on civil protection and fire safety show organ­ised by UBM India. The event will be at Pragati Maidan in the capital between December 5th – 7th, 2018 to cater to all the concerns regarding cyber security and surveillance. The participants at the event have kept in mind that security of children has to dealt differ­ently. It is important to ensure safety along with complete pri­vacy to build a healthy society with confident children.

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