

I had to stop paying attention to physical surveillance because at one point I was unable to normally function without constant anxiety. The cameras are terrifying and so are cashless-only payments for public transport, parking, highways.
I like how the British have a tradition of destroying cameras in public spaces, but I’m too much of a coward to do the same where I live.




I think there’s place for polite lobbying and there’s place for direct action. Just as a statistic of people using smartphones when driving can be a an indicator of increase of reckless driving or whatever, the number of destroyed cameras can be an indicator of societal dissatisfaction and pressure. It’s just a matter of how the data is presented and by whom.
BTW, I was under some financial pressure a few years ago and stopped donations to a NGO that opposes invigilation, your post served as a reminder to start it again.