All of you walking around the streets of Vancouver and Whistler, here's a heads up - you're being watched!

Nearly 1,000 Olympic security cameras went live yesterday. The RCMP-led Olympic Integrated Security Unit have installed more than nine hundred closed-circuit TV cameras in and around the Olympic venues. The City of Vancouver will use the ninety cameras to watch the downtown streets and LiveCity sites.

As Vancouver gets busier with just 10 days before the Games begin, these security cameras are a part of the $1 billion price tag for the Games' security. It's an effort to watch closely for crime, protest, and any medical emergency. But, privacy watchdogs are nervous over the electronic surveillance.

Chantal Bernier, Canada's assistant privacy commissioner, told Canadian Press that they've "been promised the cameras will come down after the Games. And any recordings from the cameras can only be kept for a limited time unless they become evidence in a court case."