okwithmydecay@leminal.space to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 days agoThe UK has its own network of Flock-style AI cameras. So where’s the outrage?www.thebureauinvestigates.comexternal-linkmessage-square56linkfedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down11
arrow-up1151arrow-down1external-linkThe UK has its own network of Flock-style AI cameras. So where’s the outrage?www.thebureauinvestigates.comokwithmydecay@leminal.space to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square56linkfedilink
minus-squareEgonallanon@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up74arrow-down3·2 days agoThe UK has been saturated with CCTV cameras of all sorts for decades so the frog has been thoroughly boiled on public opinion on them.
minus-squareperturbedstarstuff@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 hours agoThey weren’t exactly subtle during the post-911 fascistic scramble.
minus-squareImpleader@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 days agoEven as an American, I’m well aware of the history around surveillance in Britain. V for Vendetta was largely a commentary on it, Radiohead has made some references to government/corporate oversight in their albums, etc.
minus-squaretoohotforsoup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·2 days agoALPR cameras were invented in the UK in the 80s and as a country they stopped caring about privacy around that time as well.
The UK has been saturated with CCTV cameras of all sorts for decades so the frog has been thoroughly boiled on public opinion on them.
They weren’t exactly subtle during the post-911 fascistic scramble.
Even as an American, I’m well aware of the history around surveillance in Britain. V for Vendetta was largely a commentary on it, Radiohead has made some references to government/corporate oversight in their albums, etc.
ALPR cameras were invented in the UK in the 80s and as a country they stopped caring about privacy around that time as well.