{"id":48343,"date":"2019-09-08T08:56:45","date_gmt":"2019-09-08T13:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=48343"},"modified":"2019-09-08T08:56:51","modified_gmt":"2019-09-08T13:56:51","slug":"london-is-only-the-6th-most-surveilled-city-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=48343","title":{"rendered":"London Is Only The 6th Most-Surveilled City In The World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2019-09-07\/london-only-6th-most-surveilled-city-world\">London Is Only The 6th Most-Surveilled City In The World<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparitech.com\/vpn-privacy\/the-worlds-most-surveilled-cities\/\">According to a study by research website Comparitech<\/a>,&nbsp;<strong>eight out of the ten most surveilled cities in the world are in China<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/chart\/19256\/the-most-surveilled-cities-in-the-world\/\">as Statista&#8217;s Katharina Buchholz notes<\/a>, the country that has been making headlines for its generous use of surveillance technology is featured heavily throughout the whole ranking that features 120 cities globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Central Chinese city Chongqing tops the list with 168 public&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/topics\/2646\/security-and-surveillance-technology\/\">CCTV cameras<\/a>&nbsp;per 1,000 inhabitants.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/chart\/19256\/the-most-surveilled-cities-in-the-world\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/infographic.statista.com\/normal\/chartoftheday_19256_the_most_surveilled_cities_in_the_world_n.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic: The Most Surveilled Cities in the World | Statista\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You will find more infographics at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/chartoftheday\/\">Statista<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The highest-ranked non-Chinese city is London,&nbsp;<\/strong>also notorious for its strict surveillance of public spaces, but at 68 cameras per 1,000 Londoners, the city is featuring far less CCTV cameras than its Chinese counterparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Atlanta is the highest-ranked U.S. city and comes in tenth with 15.6 cameras per 1,000 people.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CCTV technology is controversial in many places around the world, with proponents touting its benefits for fighting crime and opponents cautious about surveillance\u2019s potential to be used as a tool of public control and to violate privacy rights.&nbsp;<strong>The makers of the survey said that they found no connection between lower crime rates or a heightened feeling of security and surveillance in the cities surveyed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London Is Only The 6th Most-Surveilled City In The World According to a study by research website Comparitech,&nbsp;eight out of the ten most surveilled cities in the world are in China, and&nbsp;as Statista&#8217;s Katharina Buchholz notes, the country that has been making headlines for its generous use of surveillance technology is featured heavily throughout the 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