Fake security camera
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Fake security cameras, (or dummy cameras, simulated cameras, decoy cameras), are non-functional surveillance cameras designed to fool intruders, or anyone who it is supposedly watching. Those cameras are intentionally placed in a noticeable place, so passing people notice them and believe the area to be monitored by CCTV.
The cheapest fake security cameras can be recognized by not having real lenses (the "lenses" are just an opaque piece of plastic) Other fake cameras include broken real cameras, motion sensors disguised as cameras, or empty camera housings. They may have flashing lights, or a motor to simulate pan-tilt motion.
[edit] Legality and Usage of Fake Security Cameras
Since dummy cameras are non-functional, they are generally used in environments where the only need for a security camera is to deter minor theft and vandalism, such as small businesses like restaurants and convenience stores. Professional thieves have the experience to recognize a dummy camera, so they do not stop these people from acting.[citation needed]
Dummy cameras are also used to augment real surveillance systems to increase the deterrent effect at a minimal additional cost. Many camera vendors offer dummy cameras that look identical to the real ones they sell. A typical camera kit may include four real cameras and four dummies. The subjects being monitored are likely to assume that all of the cameras are real.
While fake surveillance cameras are cheap, easy to set up and can be used by anyone; legality of using fake surveillance cameras still remains unclear and debatable, especially in commercial and business environment where fake security cameras can create false sense of security for workers.
Such loophole may be considered a breach of contract for a company to knowingly deceive workers that security exists where it does not. For example, it was stated[1][2] that a company may be prosecuted and faulted in court for providing false sense of security. Such legal settlement can then far exceed the cost of installing fake cameras.
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- ^ Are Fake Dummy Surveillance Cameras Legal Or Illegal?
- ^ Caputo, Anthony (2010). Digital Video Surveillance And Security. United States of America: Elsevier. pp. 3. ISBN 9781856177474.
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