Fears that the UK would 'sleep-walk into a surveillance society' have become a reality, the government's information commissioner has said. Richard Thomas, who said he raised concerns two years ago, spoke after research found people's actions were increasingly being monitored. The Surveillance Studies Network report said there are up to 4.2m CCTV cameras — about one for every 14 people. (BBC News, Thursday)
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