The eye in the sky

Surveillance is a gradual and incessant creep, the House of Lords warns. Unchecked, we march towards a mark where every detail about an individual is recorded and pored over by both the state and private sectors.By then, though, it will be no use asking who is watching us – because everyone will be.The Age | Aug 30, 2009THE all-seeing eye was once seen as a divine force, surrounded by dazzling rays of light from on high. Its eyelid heavy but gaze unwavering, the eye was the protective stare of a

The eye in the sky

Photo: Louie Douvis Surveillance is a gradual and incessant creep, the House of Lords warns. Unchecked, we march towards a mark where every detail about an individual is recorded and pored over by both the state and private sectors. By then, though, it will be no use asking who is watching us – because everyone will be. The Age | Aug 30, 2009 THE all-seeing eye was once seen as a divine force, surrounded by dazzling rays of light from on high. Its eyelid heavy but gaze unwavering,

UK’s CCTV cameras effectively useless

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/… Each case helped by the use of CCTV effectively costs £20,000 to detect, Met figures showed. Critics of Britain’s so-called ’surveillance society’ said it raised serious concerns over how police forces used CCTV cameras to fight crime. A report by a House of Lords committee also said that £500million was spent on new cameras in the 10 years to 2006, money which could have been spent on street lighting or neighbourhood crime prevention initiatives.