Its usefulness for tackling crimes and saving ives notwithstanding, many citizens still voice their concern about public surveillance. "The cameras are not just coming they're here now," warns New York civil rights lawyer Norman Siegel, who is concerned with the legal boundaries of surveillance. "There has been an explosion of video surveillance public spaces without any real public debate about the pros and cons. That's remarkable You'd think there would be a referendum somewhere." Siegel, who doesn't fully oppose public surveillance, offers a short list of policy suggestions for ethical surveillance practices: All video surveillance zones and cameras should be listed a public register that can be easily accessed at library or on the Internet. Access to surveillance data should strictly limited, and material that records criminal acts should be kept only temporarily. An individual each community should actively assure that the regulations enforced. addition, every surveillance zone should include visible warning signs. One place where the presence of surveillance is very clearly advertised is the Remote Lounge in New York City. This trendy bar is using video surveillance in an unexpected and amusing way. The Remote Lounge is packed with video cameras and monitors, and the entrance features a brightly lit sign: "Upon entering these premises your name image, voice, and likeness may be broadcast live over the Internet." Customers must agree to give up their rights to privacy while in the bar. Inside, customers use remote control video cameras and monitors to spy other customers, whether they're aware of it or not. When customers think about being watched by others they're taken abacks by the lack of privacy," says co-owner Keven customers, when they themselves watch other "they feel empowered." Clearly, for customers at the Remote Lounge, being watched has its reassurances, even its thrills just as it does in the real world, where surveillance surrounds us all.