I live in Brixton, London and the whole area is covered by cameras that can track a pedestrian or vehicle throughout the area. I used to be really pro privicy and anti police survailance until the cameras caught some police beating up a local black guy and they got caught - nice justice:)
This area used to be really rough and violent but now is pretty much the same as the rest of London so it has helped reduce violent crime which has to be a good thing but the thought that someone in authority can track my movements without my knowledge is still worrying and invasive.
BTW: the shoe bomber Richard Reid came from Brixton and our network of cameras didn't make one iota of difference so I still doubt the effectiveness as an anti-terrorist measure.
Slashdot Mirror
I live in Brixton, London and the whole area is covered by cameras that can track a pedestrian or vehicle throughout the area. I used to be really pro privicy and anti police survailance until the cameras caught some police beating up a local black guy and they got caught - nice justice :)
This area used to be really rough and violent but now is pretty much the same as the rest of London so it has helped reduce violent crime which has to be a good thing but the thought that someone in authority can track my movements without my knowledge is still worrying and invasive.
BTW: the shoe bomber Richard Reid came from Brixton and our network of cameras didn't make one iota of difference so I still doubt the effectiveness as an anti-terrorist measure.