Even if you manage to get your government to never do this, it is (or soon will be) easily within reach for private hobbyists.
My window faces a major freeway. I could probably rig up a license plate reader that registers all cars going by fairly cheaply. If not now, then surely in 5 years.
Everyone has a quite nice camera in their pocket. The car I bought last year comes with 3 cameras. And so on. I think it's an unavoidable fact that in the very near future, you have to assume you are being filmed whenever you're in public.
So I think the real question is: How do we adapt to this new world? How can we limit the bad aspects and enjoy the good aspects? Are we really sure what is bad and good?
Even if you manage to get your government to never do this, it is (or soon will be) easily within reach for private hobbyists.
My window faces a major freeway. I could probably rig up a license plate reader that registers all cars going by fairly cheaply. If not now, then surely in 5 years.
Everyone has a quite nice camera in their pocket. The car I bought last year comes with 3 cameras. And so on. I think it's an unavoidable fact that in the very near future, you have to assume you are being filmed whenever you're in public.
So I think the real question is: How do we adapt to this new world? How can we limit the bad aspects and enjoy the good aspects? Are we really sure what is bad and good?