People Are Furious As Private Pictures Of Passengers Were Allegedly Leaked By Safe City Authorities

Established in 2016 with the sole purpose of keep cities 'safe' is being criticized for allegedly leaking private pictures of passengers. These images recently circulating on the internet of people in compromising situation had us all wondering where they came from.

PSCA however strictly denies that these pictures were leaked by the authorities.

They took to their social media denying any such information and reassuring the citizens that they work for the safety of the people.

But people have been furious and are calling for stringent privacy laws.

Here are some on the leaked pictures...

Pakistanis are SO pissed off

and rightfully...

Someone sent me these pics allegedly from the ‘Safe City’ cameras in either Islamabad or Lahore. (I’ve blocked out the number plates and faces.) THIS is why we need stringent privacy laws - so that a law enforcement tool is not used by perverts for their personal tharraks. pic.twitter.com/VYuCGNAbEq

— Hasan Zaidi (@hyzaidi) 20 January 2019

Unfortunately, legislators often fail to realise the issues involved when they go along with greater surveillance. Or privacy issues are brushed off as irrelevant. If they or one of their family members were the target of such unauthorised sharing, they’d think twice.

— Hasan Zaidi (@hyzaidi) 20 January 2019

Knowing the kind of people we have in our law enforcement agencies, i won't be surprised if some of these pictures have been (or are used in future) used for blackmailing car owners.

— Hassan Iftikhar (@Hassaniftikhar) 20 January 2019

Omggg
This is mind bogglingly disgusting
No one can feel "safe" at all if the "safe" city is invading our privacy
This is the worst form of Orwellian-totalitarian-authorisation, distopian society in a country as bigoted and sexually repressed as ours #ReformPoliceNOW

— Head_Scratching (@scratching_head) 20 January 2019

And obviously Masha'Allah phir es tarah ke log bhi hain..

So the bad part is the violation of privacy here ?

— Imran Jan (@Imran_Jan) 20 January 2019

BIBI this kind of Fahashi is not covered by DataProtection Law, you and some kind of you trying to permute this culture in Pakistan, its better if you read about the Law, Isalamic Republic of Pakistan’ Law

— Muhammad Safeer (@maliksafeer81) 20 January 2019

And here's some free advice for you..

We are facing a warlike situation here. Needless to say, unusual circumstances call for unusual measures. To maintain their privacy, people better limit their ‘private activities’ to their homes/other safe places where there are less chances of being caught- worse on camera!

— Aaleen Nehal (@gal_nehal) 20 January 2019

Qanoon k hisab se to apky baatain theek hain pr ikhlakiyat bhi honi chahye na kuch! Agr yeh sab krna hai to kisi particular jagah pe ja k karain baaqi agr kisi vehicle mein krna hai to aisy he hona hai!

— TheGentlemanCaptain (@winlust_60) 20 January 2019

What's really funny is how the PSCA Islamabad wants us to think this was done by PSCA Lahore and PSCA Lahore is putting the blame on Islamabad authorities.

This is not from Safe City Islamabad. I have double checked the code. The area is also not Islamabad. May be it's a private CCTV or some other organization. In any case, leaking such pictures is condemnable. https://t.co/e1av92V2k2

— Deputy Commissioner Islamabad (@dcislamabad) 20 January 2019

Needles to say the PSCA need to take strict action as it concerns the privacy and safety of the people who are living in these 'Safe cities' and they should make sure that these are not just their words but they will take strict action to ensure this does not happen again and the responsible are punished.