“Massive investment in CCTV cameras to prevent crime in the UK has failed to have a significant impact, despite billions of pounds spent on the new technology, a senior police officer piloting a new database has warned. Only 3% of street robberies in London were solved using CCTV images, despite the fact that Britain has more security cameras than any other country in Europe.”

Terwijl Nederlandse gemeenten, ondanks verzet van GroenLinks, nog veel heil verwachten van camera’s in de openbare ruimte, krabben de pionierende Britten zich achter de oren. Compleet artikel in The Guardian (dank gc).