It's an interesting read, what happens in the US often happens in the UK afterwards and to some extent vice versa. For us CCTV is everywhere and the RIPA rules (surveillance for anti-terrorism and anti drugs) appear to have there strongest use in local councils accosting people for dumping rubbish, not picking up their dog poop and putting waste in the wrong recycling bins....

The ridiculous thing is that the connection between surveillance and improvements in security are completely unproved - London has the highest CCTV coverage in Europe and crime figures are no different to any other city.

Plain and simple crime is best combated by tuition of our children at an early age as to what is right and wrong and an appropriate deterrent mechanism to stop re-offending, hold parents responsible for their children's actions, create a network of respect for those in authority, but we appear to have lost these basics in a wash of CCTV and PC nonsense.

Add on top that decisions in the US can impact on my privacy in the UK is bad, so now viacom can invade my privacy by looking at what I've looked at on you tube - a disgusting invasion of my privacy, it is my belief that should have just cause to show I have done something wrong before being granted this intrusive behaviour (that said I don't know why they would want to trawl through all those extreme kayaking and blender tuts...)

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