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Switching Off the Surveillance Society? Legal regulation of CCTV in the UK

dc.contributor.authorEdwards, Lilianen
dc.date.accessioned2008-07-22T15:15:43Z
dc.date.available2008-07-22T15:15:43Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.identifier.citationin C Prins, de Vries, et al, eds. Reasonable Expectations of Privacy: the Privacy Network (Asser Press, 2005)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1842/2394
dc.description.abstractThe article discusses the prevalence of CCTV (close circuit television) specifically in Britain, as one of the most watched societies in Europe. The notion of "the surveillance society" and subsequent invasion of privacy is contrasted with its counter argument, of CCTV as a means of reducing crime. Questions, not merely whether CCTV should be regulated, but the extent of regulation, are highlighted in attempts to assess the appropriate balance to be met.en
dc.contributor.sponsorArts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)en
dc.format.extent75057 bytesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAsser Pressen
dc.subjectCCTVen
dc.subjectsurveillance societyen
dc.titleSwitching Off the Surveillance Society? Legal regulation of CCTV in the UKen
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