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		dsfyu404ed on April 30, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: UK police secretly downloading content from suspec... >How ironic that despite the continued protests against picture ID cards based on privacy concerns, the UK is the most watched country based on the number of CCTV cameras per square mile, and now this. It's because people have given up hope of winning the war against the surveillance state but they still feel like they can opportunistically win a few battles.

Silhouette on April 30, 2019 [–]

Most of the CCTV isn't operated by the government, though.

nihalot on April 30, 2019 | [–]

Then by whom? Or do you mean that the CCTV systems are private(home/commercial/offices)?

ForHackernews on April 30, 2019 | | [–]

Yes, most CCTV in the UK is done by private companies.

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