What's up in England ?! "Total surveillance", this time ?

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Doesn't bother me, firstly my main route I only pass two businesses that have CCTV until I get to work - then I'm on about 20!!! Secondly, my car is taxed and insured correctly, and I have the correct licence. I always wear my seatbelt, but do occasionally speed (shhhhh!) if I'm running a little behind.

I have nothing to hide.

Well, nothing to do with a vehicle.

The "I have nothing to hide" argument ignores the fact that people have a right to privacy. Do you have curtains or blinds in your house? If you have nothing to hide, then why would you?

1984 was about enforcing compliance and social control through constant surveillance. That's kind of scary. Where does it end? Today you're being watched to prevent terrorism. Tomorrow those same cameras are being used to ensure you're not a threat to someone's entrenched power. Allowing constant surveillance gives the government a tremendous amount of power, and with that, the tremendous potential for abuse of that power. And the worst part is that you can't do anything about it.

Privacy isn't always about hiding the things someone is doing wrong.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Do you have curtains or blinds in your house? If you have nothing to hide, then why would you?

I have curtains and blinds, the only ones that ever get closed are the bedrooms/bathroom, the rest are wide open all the time (unless lazy stepson is watching TV on a really sunny day!).

I get your point though.