The surveillance society

[unixronin]

A white paper published by the UK Home Office on the UK's National CCTV Strategy (PDF) discusses in depth the use of closed-circuit TV cameras for surveillance of the public.  On page 13, it cites a "best estimate" that UK government bodies now employ 4.2 million CCTV cameras¹.

Wait a minute ... "best estimate"?  You mean they don't KNOW how many cameras they're operating?

[1]  That's approximately one camera for every fifteen people in the UK.  It's unclear whether that estimate includes ANPR cameras used for traffic monitoring.  There appears to be some overlap, as there is some implication that some regular crowd surveillance cameras are being extended to track vehicle license plates as well.

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[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Us too, assuming they roll it out in Gilford sometime this side of the second coming.