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Regarding CCTV, in my time, there used to be much opposition to the government installing such systems, but they kinda snuck in through the backdoor, being setu
by secretsatan 3y ago
Regarding CCTV, in my time, there used to be much opposition to the government installing such systems, but they kinda snuck in through the backdoor, being setup and run by private companies and individuals (A quick google seem to indicate this is still the case).
We've handed over many public spaces to private interests and cctv proliferated that way, arguably with even less oversight than had the gov done it.
- data_maan 3y agoMore of this is to come. There are talks about Palantir (you know, Thiels profitable firm) working with the NHS. But I'm not sure what the state of that is no. By and large the UK feels like a gutted country, where every scavenging corporation took one organ and left.
- gardnr 3y agoThis is happening in New Zealand now[1]. The public has been pretty clear that it doesn want a surveillance state. The police just worked with private business to set up the feeds. [1] https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/475342/police-step-up-surveillance-activity-tap-into-cctv-footage-from-other-businesses https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/475342/police-step-up-su...