Re:away around it all (Score 1)

There's no way all of the state operated cameras could be recorded - it's hard enough keeping track of (fixed location) speed cameras. One new development in North London (and Barnsley, but that's another story) are omnidirectional cylindrical camera packages fixed to lamp posts with small aerials to transmit pictures - by positioning multiple cameras in a very small area (eg Green Lanes alongside Finsbury Park) operators can record the faces of all pedestrians and drivers as well as vehicle licence plates. Where London leads, the USA will probably follow, unfortunately.