you can see the additional upside that police might be more restrained if they knew someone was watching -- or they might just turn off the camera
the national rollout will tighten Britain's web of video surveillance, already the most extensive in the world. The country is watched over by a network of some 4 million closed-circuit cameras, and privacy advocates complain the average Briton is recorded as many as 300 times a day.
The Home Office said it was exploring other uses for the devices, including fitting them with the ability to send video live to a command centre, or special license-plate recognition software
How do you feel about a future in which you might always be on camera in any public space? What kinds of safeguards would you expect?
clipped from: radar.oreilly.com