# OSRM-CCTV: Open-source CCTV-aware routing and navigation system for privacy, anonymity and safety (Preprint)

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2108.09369 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2108.09369/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 4 of its 45 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 20 Aug 2021.

## Builds on (most cited first, 4 of 4)

- [Route Planning in Transportation Networks](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1504.05140/) (2015)
- [Towards large-scale, automated, accurate detection of CCTV camera objects using computer vision. Applications and implications for privacy, safety, and cybersecurity. (Preprint)](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2006.03870/) (2020)
- [Feasibility Study on CCTV-aware Routing and Navigation for Privacy, Anonymity, and Safety. Jyvaskyla -- Case-study of the First City to Benefit from CCTV-aware Technology. (Preprint)](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2011.08598/) (2020)
- [BRIMA: low-overhead BRowser-only IMage Annotation tool (Preprint)](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2107.06351/) (2021)

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [CCTV-Exposure: An open-source system for measuring user's privacy exposure to mapped CCTV cameras based on geo-location (Extended Version)](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2208.02159/) (2022)

## Abstract (arXiv)

For the last several decades, the increased, widespread, unwarranted, and unaccountable use of Closed-Circuit TeleVision (CCTV) cameras globally has raised concerns about privacy risks. Additional recent features of many CCTV cameras, such as Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based facial recognition, only increase concerns among privacy advocates. Therefore, on par CCTV-aware solutions must exist that provide privacy, safety, and cybersecurity features. We argue that an important step forward is to develop solutions addressing privacy concerns via routing and navigation systems (e.g., OpenStreetMap, Google Maps) that provide both privacy and safety options for areas where cameras are known to be present. However, at present no routing and navigation system, whether online or offline, provide corresponding CCTV-aware functionality. In this paper we introduce OSRM-CCTV -- the first and only CCTV-aware routing and navigation system designed and built for privacy, anonymity and safety applications. We validate and demonstrate the effectiveness and usability of the system on a handful of synthetic and real-world examples. To help validate our work as well as to further encourage the development and wide adoption of the system, we release OSRM-CCTV as open-source.