the.com/surveillance cameras
the eyes that never blink, never sleep, and never forget your worst parking job.
means electronic cameras that continuously record public or private spaces, ostensibly for security, permanently for everything else.
from grew from 1942 nazi germany's closed-circuit setup for watching v-2 rocket launches, went commercial in 1949 america, then exploded worldwide after 9/11 turned public paranoia into public infrastructure.
london densityone camera per roughly 13 people
china's networkover 700 million cameras nationwide, estimated
first usewatching rocket launches, not catching thieves
facial recognitionnow standard add-on, not novelty feature
for instance
london's ring of steel — anti-ira financial district cameras from 1993, still expanding
china's skynet — nationwide ai-linked network covering nearly every city street
ring doorbell — amazon's 2018 acquisition turned neighbors into a private police network
nsa prism leaks — 2013 snowden files exposed cameras as one layer of many