One of my favorite street artists, Banksy, has created a new mural speaking about the use of CCTV in the UK.

And he managed to do this in plain sight of a CCTV camera. He ericted a scaffold, and behind a tarp (or some other sheet) painted the artwork without being caught. I guess someone was snoozing at the control panel and didn’t notice this at all.

To view more of his art, go here

As for the whole Big Brother issue that people are having with the CCTV, I’m on the fence. On the one hand having the cameras around is a good idea because it can help with watching the streets for crimes and for use in trials. However, at the same time, this can easily spiral downwards and the powers that be can turn it into Big Brother: watching the general populous, manipulating video to favor police/government, and crack down on general freedoms.