Surveillance Society
clipped by: mirzania
clipper’s remarks: The trouble is, this doesn’t surprise me at all. Just adds to my loathing of what ‘British Scociety’ has actually become.
UK Rolls Out Police Headcams
I couldn’t let an AP story in today’s newspaper about British policemen equipped with helmet cams go by without comment.
you can see the additional upside that police might be more restrained if they knew someone was watching — or they might just turn off the camera
the article continues:
the national rollout will tighten Britain’s web of video surveillance, already the most extensive in the world. The country is watched over by a network of some 4 million closed-circuit cameras, and privacy advocates complain the average Briton is recorded as many as 300 times a day.
The Home Office said it was exploring other uses for the devices, including fitting them with the ability to send video live to a command centre, or special license-plate recognition software
How do you feel about a future in which you might always be on camera in any public space? What kinds of safeguards would you expect?
Tags: surveillance, spying, police, 1984
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