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I would've thought CCTV is no more prevalent in the UK than it is in the US.

Here's an interesting article about CCTV in the UK. Notable quotes:

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According to the latest studies, Britain has a staggering 4.2million CCTV cameras - one for every 14 people in the country - and 20 per cent of cameras globally. It has been calculated that each person is caught on camera an average of 300 times daily.


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On the wall outside [George Orwell's] former residence - flat number 27B - where [he] lived until his death in 1950, an historical plaque commemorates the anti-authoritarian author. And within 200 yards of the flat, there are 32 CCTV cameras, scanning every move.
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Bitt Faulk