Clock to Tick Down U.S. Privacy

The Washington Times article, "Clock to Tick Down U.S. Privacy," describes the American Civil Liberties Union Surveillance Society Clock.

The ACLU has created this Surveillance Clock to symbolize just how close we are to a "midnight" of a genuine surveillance society

The clock is currently at 11:54, symbolizing that we have 6 minutes until we reach a genuine surveillance society.

The "This is London" article, " Tens of thousands of CCTV cameras, yet 80% of crime unsolved describes analysis of crime data in London and states:

Dee Doocey, the Lib-Dems' policing spokeswoman, said: "These figures suggest there is no link between a high number of CCTV cameras and a better crime clear-up rate.

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