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SamuelTheThird

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9. Maybe you're unaware

Reply to BannonsLiver (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 28, 2026, 05:34 AM

Jan 2026

The Panopticon was a strong influence on Orwell in writing 1984. And there's one of the most powerful people in the UK government saying she wants to fully institute it, and go beyond it.

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UK isn't doing much better [View all] SamuelTheThird Jan 2026 OP

Everyone in the UK knows.. r�is�n_dubh Jan 2026 #1

Imagine if nobody had witnessed or filmed the killing of Alex Pretti. That is why camera Doodley Jan 2026 #2

She is talking about going far beyond that SamuelTheThird Jan 2026 #3

She is not talking about: "surveillance of everyone, everywhere, at every moment of their lives." Doodley Jan 2026 #4

Hey, every article needs its clickbait/hook AZJonnie Jan 2026 #5

She is. Layzeebeaver Jan 2026 #7

In their houses too? Polybius Jan 2026 #13

Yes. Layzeebeaver Jan 2026 #15

Nobody is proposing that. Doodley Jan 2026 #18

That is that the eyes of the state can be on you at all times. SamuelTheThird Jan 2026 #10

It is obvious she doesn't mean cameras in bedrooms. Doodley Jan 2026 #11

Cameras? OK, probably not. Listening devices though? Seeking Serenity Jan 2026 #14

Possible, but nobody is proposing that! Doodley Jan 2026 #19

Yet.... Seeking Serenity Jan 2026 #20

I asked you what she does mean SamuelTheThird Jan 2026 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Polybius Jan 2026 #12

Not even close. BannonsLiver Jan 2026 #6

Maybe you're unaware SamuelTheThird Jan 2026 #9

The Bourne Ultimatum. ColoringFool Jan 2026 #8

Sounds serious Torchlight Jan 2026 #16

AI + surveillance IS a serious threat to civil liberties SamuelTheThird Jan 2026 #22

Live facial recognition vans to increase from 10 to 50; the Met alone scanned 4 million faces in 2025 muriel_volestrangler Jan 2026 #17