News, Britain becoming a Big Brother society, says data watchdog. (crime rates, buying)

[John1960]

Britain is in danger of "committing slow social suicide" as such Big Brother techniques as surveillance cameras and recording equipment spread into every aspect of our lives, the nation's information watchdog will warn this week.

A new report from Richard Thomas, the information commissioner, will say that the public needs to be made more aware of the "creeping encroachment" on civil liberties created by email monitoring, CCTV and computer tracking of our buying habits.


Britain becoming a Big Brother society, says data watchdog - This Britain, UK - Independent.co.uk

[crystalblue]

they are just the first

many other countries will soon follow...

[Anarchy]

News, Britain becoming a Big Brother society, says data watchdog.

I would say it already is

[Lisa_from_Debary]

I personally like the CCTV set up in the UK.

When I was there for the summer, a young boy was taken and beaten to death, his body found in a stairwell...because of the CCTV they were able to see who was with him immediatly before his death...and put them in jail where they belonged.

The system is used to moniter traffic, re-route emergancy vehicles, even change the timing of the red/green lights depending on the flow.

In heavey shopping areas, its used to catch people who snatch purses and shop lift.

[Anarchy]

Originally Posted by Lisa_from_Debary

I personally like the CCTV set up in the UK.

When I was there for the summer, a young boy was taken and beaten to death, his body found in a stairwell...because of the CCTV they were able to see who was with him immediatly before his death...and put them in jail where they belonged.

The system is used to moniter traffic, re-route emergancy vehicles, even change the timing of the red/green lights depending on the flow.

In heavey shopping areas, its used to catch people who snatch purses and shop lift.

But thats the thing the whole CCTV set-up doesnt work, ok overall CCTV in city centres is always good with the drunken behaviour that happens around towns, I dont have a problem with that here but thats the way its always been and where it should end, but when they are in the countryside and on every street its like living in an area with bars on windows. Crime is bad very bad in the Uk in many parts but the CCTV doesnt cut down on crime as the crime rates rise every yr in most areas.

To me the CCTV is just another cop-out for the police so they dont have to patrol the streets as the number of police presence had decreased by 40% over the last 10ys. I have always thought the police were useless here but now with the CCTV I see less of them, I think they are all after speeding motorists as this seems to be the worse crime to comit.

As for monitoring traffic to me this seems to be used so they can see where they can use a new congestion charge (London was the first now many more cities are testing the system out) as nothing else is done to try and solve the problem its well we can make better roads to help the flow of traffic but that will cost us money so if we make a congestion charge it wont cost us anything let the general public suffer and pay and while we are at it lets rise the petrol prices.

Many Brits dont seem to like the idea of the big brother idea but Brits dont complain enough just moan/wine such as I am now

Well thats my input on the whole new CCTV Big brother society

[Lisa_from_Debary]

From a legal standpoint when you are in public, on the street etc...you have no expectation of privacy...so whats the big deal.

[Dwatted Wabbit]

The big deal is this is how police states develop.

I am alarmed and saddened by the Big Brother look that England is taking on.
Cameras everywhere, no rights for citizens to defend themselves vs. the protected criminal element, confiscation of legal firearms, prosecution of law abiding citizens who injure thugs who invade their space or attack them, increase in crimes vs. the elderly, the plan by Blair & Co. to roll GB into a superEU where the proles will have no voice whatsoever.
Is this why we fought WWII? These are the steps that a victorious Germany would have taken, it's just 65 years later and a bit slower.
Sir Winston and millions of other great Britons are surely spinning in their graves.

[English63]

Originally Posted by Lisa_from_Debary

From a legal standpoint when you are in public, on the street etc...you have no expectation of privacy...so whats the big deal.

there is no big deal , all law abiding citizans want more law and better order its just hand ringing from the lefties

[jodyandzoe]

i personally think that this is true.....if u hav notice cameras hav been put in places you wouldnt expect cameras to go......hav u realise that they hav started "stop and search" again....you may not think its anything now but in the future this will all change.....it scared me when i found out...but its facts of life...