Surveillance Without Oversight.. Cameras Follow Palestinians at Every Turn | ARIJ
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This report looks into the proliferation of surveillance cameras across the West Bank and how, amid a legal vacuum, they are posing a threat to people’s privacy. We show how the lack of regulatory legislation has led to social conflict, psychological pressure, economic losses, and fears that this technology could be used by the security services or for digital blackmail. Although the authorities have acknowledged that a draft law has been around since 2021, it remains shrouded in secrecy, while rights groups fear this law itself could come at the expense of people’s liberties.

This report looks into the proliferation of surveillance cameras across the West Bank and how, amid a legal vacuum, they are posing a threat to people’s privacy. We show how the lack of regulatory legislation has led to social conflict, psychological pressure, economic losses, and fears that this technology could be used by the security services or for digital blackmail. Although the authorities have acknowledged that a draft law has been around since 2021, it remains shrouded in secrecy, while rights groups fear this law itself could come at the expense of people’s liberties.