"BIG BROTHER MISSISSAUGA" VIDEO SURVEILLANCE PRACTICE

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DONALD BARBER's Arrest and Mississauga Corporate Security (June 7, 2006) video surveillance analysis
JUNE 7, 2006

It was exactly two years ago today that Mississauga citizen-activist, Donald Barber was arrested by Mississauga Corporate (City) Security guards.

In 2006 alone, Freedom of Information confirms that Mississauga Corporate Security issued a minimum of 815 Bans, Arrests, Trespass notices and "Others".

MISSISSAUGAWATCH says minimum because we've accumulated evidence that not all bans are recorded. Citizens are also banned over the telephone and through email. This behaviour is actually condoned by the Corporation of the City of Mississauga (at least we're forced to reach that conclusion considering we complained about such citizen treatment directly to the Mayor and Council --and received no denial, let alone reply that informal telephone/email bans are not allowed and that they'd be looked into).

"The goals of the policy are to stress accountability" --so they say.
"...and will take the appropriate action."

Which brings us right back to June 7, 2006 and the arrest of Donald Barber.

Today, MISSISSAUGAWATCH has prepared a response to June 7, 2006 in the form of the actual Mississauga Corporate Security video surveillance tape that Mississauga Corporate Security would use as "evidence" for Mr. Barber's inevitable trial.

The footage (from "Pelco One" --the security camera inside Mississauga Council Chamber) is one hour in length and spans the time 11:59:56 to 12:59:57.

Here's the deal. MISSISSAUGAWATCH asks why 11:59:56 to 12:59:57? What about the three hours of security footage showing Barber arriving and his presence in the audience? Why was this footage erased?

Given the way that Mississauga Corporate Security zooms Pelco One in on people, like right onto their notes, we'll never know the degree to which Mr. Barber's privacy was violated two years ago today.

For complete information, please read:

www.mississaugablogs.com/Mississauga_Musings/2008/06/june_7_2006_mississaugawatc­h_i_1.html

and also:

www.mississaugablogs.com/Mississauga_Musings/2008/06/june_7_2006_mississaugawatc­h_i_1.html

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• BROTHER
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• VIDEO
• SURVEILLANCE
• SECURITY
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• PRIVACY