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Table 4 Evaluation of surveillance and security technologies based on operators’ subjective perception

From: Surveillance and security: protecting electricity utilities and other critical infrastructures

 

Security

Privacy

Usability

Effectiveness

Cost

Cost

      

effectiveness

Visual surveillance

Medium

Medium

Medium

Low

Low

Low

Biometrics

High

Medium

Medium

Medium

Low

Medium

Communication surv.

Medium

Medium

Medium

Low

Low

Low

Location tracking

High

High

Medium

Low

Medium

Low

Dataveillance

Medium

Low

Low

Medium

Medium

Low

Ubiquitous surv.

Very low

Low

Low

Very low

Very low

Very low

  1. Very high: value >0.8, High: 0.8 ≤ value <0.6, Medium: 0.6 ≤ value <0.4,
  2. Low: 0.4 ≤ value <0.2, Very low: value ≤0.2 (see Appendix C for values)