Flutterby™! : Surveillance Cameras in the UK 2001-10-08 17:18:25+02

Surveillance Cameras in the UK

2001-10-08 17:18:25+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Via Borklog, a scary bit in the New York Times about the adoption of surveillance cameras in the UK. Go. Read.

Riding a wave of enthusiasm for closed-circuit television, or CCTV, created by the attacks, John Major's Conservative government decided to devote more than three-quarters of its crime-prevention budget to encourage local authorities to install CCTV. The promise of cameras as a magic bullet against crime and terrorism inspired one of Major's most successful campaign slogans: "If you've got nothing to hide, you've got nothing to fear."

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