The UK surveillance society

Story link: The UK surveillance society by Brian Turner

In 2006 the Information Commissioner surprised everyone by stating that the UK has become a surveillance society.
The UK has the the highest degree of surveillance in Europe, and one of the biggest surveillance networks in the world.
As Surveillance Watchers points out:

The word surveillance has been derived from the French word which literally means “watching [...]

First ScotRail to deploy 116 more CCTV cameras

Story link: First ScotRail to deploy 116 more CCTV cameras by Jan Harris

Train operator, First ScotRail, is planning to extend its CCTV network with another 116 cameras, in order to further improve passenger safety.
The company will deploy the new cameras at three stations – 47 at Inverness, 46 at Motherwell and 23 at Glasgow Queen Street Low Level.
It is investing a total of £350,000 in [...]

Experian FootFall adopts Sony mini-domes

Story link: Experian FootFall adopts Sony mini-domes by Jan Harris

Experian Footfall, which counts pedestrian footfall for retailers and other organisations, has enhanced its ability to remotely monitor in-store activity through the integration of a counting system and video image reporting.
Sony’s mini-dome, fixed and pan-tilt IP cameras, have been used with the company’s Distributed Enhanced Processing Architecture (DEPA) technology, to strengthen Experian Footfall’s sensor-device [...]