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City of London? That's rich. The United Kingdom is ground zero for bulk data collection. They're been keyword-grabbing phone calls in real time, and had London
by Tloewald 11y ago
City of London? That's rich.
The United Kingdom is ground zero for bulk data collection. They're been keyword-grabbing phone calls in real time, and had London under near total video surveillance since the 90s.
- geographomics 11y agoLondon is huge, there's nowhere near total surveillance. There's an abundance of CCTV in many areas of central London, and throughout the tube network, but it's very patchy elsewhere in the city.
- Tloewald 11y agoYou're right -- it's the "square mile" in particular that's under massive surveillance. But that's "The City of London". The point is that claiming the UK doesn't do mass surveillance is hilarious. They just haven't had a Snowden yet.
- eterm 11y agoThe City of London is different from the rest of London, complete with different police forces.
- geographomics 11y agoYou're correct, I had the "city of London" in mind rather than the "City of London".
- joshuapants 11y agoLondon is huge, City of London is just about a mile square and is probably bathed in surveillance.