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Re:UK police secretly downloading content from suspects’ pho... by dsfyu404ed on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @08:57AM (#19787459)
>How ironic that despite the continued protests against picture ID cards based on privacy concerns, the UK is the most watched country based on the number of CCTV cameras per square mile, and now this.

It's because people have given up hope of winning the war against the surveillance state but they still feel like they can opportunistically win a few battles.

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Re:UK police secretly downloading content from suspects’ pho... by Silhouette on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @01:51PM (#19790234)
Most of the CCTV isn't operated by the government, though.
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Re:UK police secretly downloading content from suspects’ pho... by nihalot on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @02:07PM (#19790395)
Then by whom? Or do you mean that the CCTV systems are private(home/commercial/offices)?
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Re:UK police secretly downloading content from suspects’ pho... by ForHackernews on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @02:18PM (#19790507)
Yes, most CCTV in the UK is done by private companies.
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