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I know the article is about the US use case, but cities like London (in Europe) and Beijing (in Asia) fit most of the criteria you mention and are incredibly cl
by docdeek 7y ago
I know the article is about the US use case, but cities like London (in Europe) and Beijing (in Asia) fit most of the criteria you mention and are incredibly closely surveiled. I suspect that if someone wants to deploy mass survillance they are going to find reasons no matter the on-the-ground reality.
Too much crime? You need 24/7 surveillance to cut that. No crime to speak of? Let’s put cameras all over the place to keep it that way.
- komali2 7y agoIs mass surveillance working to reduce crime in the UK? I recall anecdotes about police throwing their hands up over moped muggings.
- threezero 7y agoIt appears that it isn’t working, since crime has risen quite a bit in London for the past few years.
- world32 7y agoCan't speak for Beijing but the only thing from that list that fits London is that guns are banned.