The first CCTV was installed in 1942 by the German army to monitor how the V2 missile was fired at the launch station. About 7 years later, commercial CCTV systems came to market in the United States under the name Vericon and interestingly, the use of these cameras did not require a government license.

The early commercial systems, like Vericon, set the stage for the development and widespread adoption of CCTV technology, which has become an integral part of modern security and surveillance practices