CCTV

I found an interesting article about CCTV in UK by Aaron Saenz who is a freelance editor and writer. The article is a bit old (9/1/2009) but if the situation was like that back then I could just assume that the surveillance has improved since then.  I knew before reading this article that UK is the most recorded country in the whole world but I didn't know any figures. They are quiet extreme: UK police spent £500 million pounds between 1996 and 2006 installing 4 million cameras (one million in London) across the country.This means that you can be seen in 300 cameras a day! I personally find it scary since the footage is stored and if someone unwanted gets this footage he/she will know what you do, who you meet and where you go.

The article pointed out an alternative system which is more "active". This means that the cameras wouldn't store anything unless they react to something unusual. European union has been developing a new system called the HUMABIO. It is a very interesting technology and I recommend to go check it out (http://www.humabio-eu.org/index.html)

http://singularityhub.com/2009/09/01/londons-surveillance-fails-only-1-crime-solved-per-1000-cameras/