Document Type
Article
Abstract
The purpose of this Article is twofold. First, it seeks to examine the issue of electronic visual surveillance from a legal perspective. Second, and attendant to this, it seeks to establish clear standards to regulate this new technology and limit its intrusiveness. Toward this end, I will begin by briefly discussing the uses, potential benefits, and civil concerns of continuous video surveillance of public places by government-installed cameras, and proceed to investigate the various constitutional issues surrounding this technology. As I go along, I will propose guidelines to keep the practice constitutional and minimally intrusive. Finally, and by way of conclusion, I will summarize my findings and suggestions. Since the High Court has not assessed the constitutionality of public video surveillance, I will draw on illustrative lower federal court cases as well as the analysis of legal scholars to set the appropriate guidelines.
Recommended Citation
Max Guirguis,
Electronic Visual Surveillance and the Reasonable Expectation of Privacy,
9 J. Tech. L. & Pol'y
(2004).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/jtlp/vol9/iss2/2