We actually might need it more than ever. Only just 5 years ago the number of visitors to Iceland was roughly the same as the population (300,000+).. these day

We actually might need it more than ever. Only just 5 years ago the number of visitors to Iceland was roughly the same as the population (300,000+).. these days it's in the multiple millions. The increase in tourism has caused an influx in immigration which has subsequently caused an increase in crime. Luckily not much, and it's not because "immigrants cause crime", it's just a byproduct of going from a homogeneous society to one that becomes more made up of outsiders who sometimes don't have the group's best interest at heart. At any rate, the point is that here the government is less of a direct threat, and the benefit that could be gained in cases like these is worth the piece of mind that it brings to the public knowing that these systems are used to help in the worst of situations. For the record I am very pro-privacy, but when you balance the pros and the cons here, the cameras come out on top.