by Huang Huifen

The next time you walk past your neighbour's closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera, look again. It may be just a dummy.

HDB regulations do not allow CCTVs - even fake ones - to be installed along common corridors, to protect the privacy of residents.

Despite this, an increasing number of residents are still buying the dummies as a cheap form of deterrence against break-ins, vandalism, theft and loan-shark harassment.

Beware! Car fitted with security camera

by Jamie Ee Wen Wei

The car's built-in alarm system is no longer good enough to deter break-in thieves and car-scratchers. Fussy motorists now have cameras fitted too.

Vendors contacted said many motorists have gone to them to install surveillance systems - costing up to $9,000 each - in their cars.

They said this was to ward off vandals and thieves, and to record evidence in case of accidents.

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