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The manufacture of 'surveillance by consent'

6th March 2013

It's not often that you get to witness the birth of a new philosophy. However, according to the UK Home Office, a new philosophy is at the heart of their new Surveillance Camera Code of Practice, published this month, and currently subject to a badly publicized consultation process. The name of this new philosophy? Surveillance by Consent. An extended version of this piece is available on the No CCTV website. Of course, the term is not really new, nor is it a philosophy. Rather, it is more…