Smile, Villains! London Cops Start Wearing Cameras Today
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London's police force will start testing smartphone-sized wearable cameras today, deploying 500 of the devices to record a police-eye-view of the city. The Metropolitan Police service is hopeful that the cameras, clipped onto officers' chests, will aid evidence gathering, said James Hulme, a spokesman for the Met.
The U.K. is no stranger to surveillance. The country had deployed as many as 5.9 million closed-circuit TV cameras as of last July, according to a survey by the British Security Industry Authority. That's about one camera for every 11 people.