Comment Re:1984, 2001 etc... (Score 1) 240
Most street cameras are very obvious because their purpose is to prevent crime.
The purpose of street cameras is not to prevent crime on the streets, it is to track vehicles belonging to criminals, mostly terrorists, as they drive round the country. It could be argued that this is to stop crime, but it's still rather worrying that people's movements are being tracked in the offchance that they may commit a crime.
I also think it's worrying that police tell people the cameras are to make the streets safer, rather than admitting that their primary function is to track people's movements.
The purpose of street cameras is not to prevent crime on the streets, it is to track vehicles belonging to criminals, mostly terrorists, as they drive round the country. It could be argued that this is to stop crime, but it's still rather worrying that people's movements are being tracked in the offchance that they may commit a crime.
I also think it's worrying that police tell people the cameras are to make the streets safer, rather than admitting that their primary function is to track people's movements.
