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SamuelTheThird

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9. Maybe you're unaware

Reply to BannonsLiver (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 28, 2026, 04:34 AM

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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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Everyone in the UK knows.. róisín_dubh Wednesday #1

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

She is talking about going far beyond that SamuelTheThird Wednesday #3

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

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

She is. Layzeebeaver Wednesday #7

In their houses too? Polybius Wednesday #13

Yes. Layzeebeaver Wednesday #15

Nobody is proposing that. Doodley Wednesday #18

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

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

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

Possible, but nobody is proposing that! Doodley Wednesday #19

Yet.... Seeking Serenity Wednesday #20

I asked you what she does mean SamuelTheThird Wednesday #21

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

Not even close. BannonsLiver Wednesday #6

Maybe you're unaware SamuelTheThird Wednesday #9

The Bourne Ultimatum. ColoringFool Wednesday #8

Sounds serious Torchlight Wednesday #16

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

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