Big Brother posters in London Underground
Do we need to spy on each other in order to remain safe?
That's the question Steve Watson ends his article on Prison Planet with.
The article has pictures of some startling posters currently hanging in the London Underground.
Secure beneath the watchful eyes
Watching over you 24/7
I think I'm being watched
The posters seem more creepy than reassuring. Britain, after all, is the most highly surveilled population in the world.
However, I have seen similar signs on the train system here in the Philadelphia area. In multiple places I have seen posters urging people to report anything that seems suspicious and that we must work together to keep one another safe.
So I echo Watson's words: why do we need to spy on one another to stay safe and free? If anything, spying makes us less free.
And ironically, if my every move is being watched, I feel a hell of a lot LESS secure.
How about you?
That's the question Steve Watson ends his article on Prison Planet with.
The article has pictures of some startling posters currently hanging in the London Underground.
Secure beneath the watchful eyes
Watching over you 24/7
I think I'm being watched
The posters seem more creepy than reassuring. Britain, after all, is the most highly surveilled population in the world.
However, I have seen similar signs on the train system here in the Philadelphia area. In multiple places I have seen posters urging people to report anything that seems suspicious and that we must work together to keep one another safe.
So I echo Watson's words: why do we need to spy on one another to stay safe and free? If anything, spying makes us less free.
And ironically, if my every move is being watched, I feel a hell of a lot LESS secure.
How about you?
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