In modern era there is a trend of looked over the individual’s activites by higher autorities, as a result the use of cameras in common places in many cities has become normalize in order to combat crime, Whereas a fraction of people argue that this practice limit the free will of the mankind. Eventhough this security principle offers many drawbacks such as, indivudal’s privacy has effected and potential of missusing the privacy data, it offers wide positive impacts like, the criminal activities can be mitigated and potential accidents can be avoided. This essay will discuss both the pros and cons in detail of this phenomenon and will illustrate how the advantages are outweigh its drawbacks.