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I was under the impression the statistics show that even negating private CCTV we have more cameras than every other nation and capital city. Also when I was t

I was under the impression the statistics show that even negating private CCTV we have more cameras than every other nation and capital city. Also when I was there only 5 years ago they started to build cameras that could speak to people on the street to issue fines on the spot for littering or being out of school, remotely. Also road cameras were being deployed that issued automatic fines if the driver was eating or drinking in the car. I have never seen that level of surveillance anywhere else in the world.

vidarh 13y ago
> I have never seen that level of surveillance anywhere else in the world. I've lived in London in 13 years, and frankly I've not seen much more signs of surveillance here than in any other large city I've visited.
- summerdown2 13y ago
  From Bruce Schneier: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/jun/26/politics.ukcrime http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/jun/26/politics.u... > "We live in a unique time in our society: the cameras are everywhere, and we can still see them. Ten years ago, cameras were much rarer than they are today. And in 10 years, they'll be so small you won't even notice them." I'm agnostic on whether the UK is much worse than anywhere else in the developed world. But the main thing I've learned from the recent revelations is that what I can see by looking around me is a very small part of what goes on.
cowls 13y ago
Any source for that other than just an impression? Would be interesting to see..
Brakenshire 13y ago
> Also when I was there only 5 years ago they started to build cameras that could speak to people on the street to issue fines on the spot for littering or being out of school, remotely. I have never heard of this, and never seen anything like it. It sounds like a half-baked tabloid story. Where did you see these cameras?
- jon-wood 13y ago
  There are at least some in London. An old housemate of mine once got yelled at by one for relieving himself in an alleyway on the way home from a night out. Nothing more came of it then that, but it is still quite creepy.
- cs02rm0 13y ago
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6524495.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6524495.stm

vidarh 13y ago

> I have never seen that level of surveillance anywhere else in the world. I've lived in London in 13 years, and frankly I've not seen much more signs of surveillance here than in any other large city I've visited.

summerdown2 13y ago
From Bruce Schneier: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/jun/26/politics.ukcrime http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/jun/26/politics.u... > "We live in a unique time in our society: the cameras are everywhere, and we can still see them. Ten years ago, cameras were much rarer than they are today. And in 10 years, they'll be so small you won't even notice them." I'm agnostic on whether the UK is much worse than anywhere else in the developed world. But the main thing I've learned from the recent revelations is that what I can see by looking around me is a very small part of what goes on.

cowls 13y ago

Any source for that other than just an impression? Would be interesting to see..

Brakenshire 13y ago

> Also when I was there only 5 years ago they started to build cameras that could speak to people on the street to issue fines on the spot for littering or being out of school, remotely. I have never heard of this, and never seen anything like it. It sounds like a half-baked tabloid story. Where did you see these cameras?

jon-wood 13y ago
There are at least some in London. An old housemate of mine once got yelled at by one for relieving himself in an alleyway on the way home from a night out. Nothing more came of it then that, but it is still quite creepy.
cs02rm0 13y ago
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6524495.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6524495.stm