I'm convinced all public life will be recorded in the not at all distant future. Cameras are just too cheap and useful. As is storage.
It's not a conspiracy, just an inevitable consequence of technical progress.
The only "countermeasure" I can imagine is to have several independent surveillance networks. If hobbyists put up one for the public, we can at least watch the watchmen as much as they watch us.
> If hobbyists put up one for the public, we can at least watch the watchmen as much as they watch us.
All you'll have is a different viewpoint on the same watched public. "The watchmen" tend to be geographically segregated and use more private modes of transportation.
It can and should be made illegal which is the only practical countermeasure for most things. (I.e. every electronic device manufacturer is relying on EMP disruption devices being illegal.)
In Switzerland it is usually illegal to cover public space with CCTV and one is required to post signs visible before entering a private space with CCTV. AFAIK this rule technically would and should apply to guests and video in the home. It definitely applies to businesses filming employees.
It's not a conspiracy, just an inevitable consequence of technical progress.
The only "countermeasure" I can imagine is to have several independent surveillance networks. If hobbyists put up one for the public, we can at least watch the watchmen as much as they watch us.