Increases in surveillance can negatively impact the way individuals feel about government and even cause hostility among citizenry normally not likely to commit crimes, says the U.K. government’s Foresight project.
In a recent report (.pdf) commissioned by the Government Office for Science, the project says the United Kingdom plans to increasingly use surveillance for pre-emptive purposes but warns that surveillance may cause individuals to act compliant but that, historically, high levels of state surveillance has led many young citizens to become angry and subversive. This can occur whether or not the surveillance has beneficial effects on crime rates and public safety. READ MORE
