With the end of the most recent series of big brother nearing, it brings to mind the ever increasing use of surveillance. After all the origins of the idea of ‘big brother’ as we all know came from George Orwell’s book 1984 and the idea of a big brother type society that watches over everything we do.
The last statistic I remember hearing about how many times we’re filmed per day by cameras in our streets was over 300 times. That’s pretty unbelievable to think that without your knowledge, or at least permission, you’re being watched by someone that many times a day. But this topic has been talked about so many times that there probably isn’t so much left to debate on the matter. People will generally have strong feelings that it provides a good public service and makes people feel safe, or alternatively, will be of the opinion that it is an extreme breach of privacy. This will presumably be an ongoing debate between either side of the fence. Read more
