Today In Big Brother News
[Moozik: Dave Gahan - Kingdom]
I must admit I was quite surprised at the number of CCTV cameras I saw the last time I was back home in England. When it comes to creepy surveillance, It would appear that my homeland has a little head start over other countries (registration required, so use bugmenot).
The closed-circuit television camera lurking just down the street from the fast-food restaurant bellows menacingly at the first sign of danger to the flora, or a cast-off cigarette butt or fast-food wrapper, for that matter. "Pick it up," commands a booming voice from . . . where, exactly?
The CCTV cameras in Gloucester and several other British towns now come equipped with speakers, meaning Big Brother is not only watching, he's telling you what to do.By some estimates, 4.2 million CCTV cameras, or one for every 15 people, quietly, and sometimes not so quietly, monitor the comings and goings of almost everyone -- an average person is caught on camera up to 300 times a day.
Yes, Big Brother definitely watches over us here. It's getting worse everywhere you go there is CCTV - but they never seem to catch the real criminals just those who drop litter etc.