CCTV - Big Brother or Big Bother?

Today "talking cameras" are operating in Salford alongside those recently installed elsewhere in the country, with the number of CCTV cameras the highest in Europe are we turning into a "Big Brother" society? Obviously the idea behind CCTV is to protect the public, preventing anti-social behaviour and keeping our streets clean, but does it invade of our right to privacy?

It was only last month that Traffic Wardens in the area became the first in the UK to be equipped with head-mounted video cameras - with statistics suggesting that people are caught on camera 300 times a day is the extent of CCTV going further than necessary in protecting the public at the expense of their privacy?

It is true that CCTV has been very positive in preventing crime and identifying perpetrators and as many of the cameras are not noticeable without careful inspection, you would hardly notice they are there. Personally I feel safer in areas where CCTV is filming and that new "talking cameras" can only assist in making society a safer place to live.

For our protection or breach of privacy?

Has reality TV gone too far?

Further to my previous post re: organ donation the subject has been subject to much controversy in the news today - Outcry over TV kidney competition. The concept of choosing the recipient for a kidney of a dying woman in Holland through "reality television". Viewers via text message alongside the donor will choose the contestant who deserves to receive the woman's kidney. Has the quest to get ratings gone too far? Or is this a move towards a wider recognition of the shortage of organ donation as suggested by the broadcasters.

Personally despite understanding the concept that organs should go to deserving people I think that this is a step too far. Highlighting the need for donors is important but making the sensitive matter the subject of a television show where people are competing for a lifesaving/changing opportunity is one which is not ethically acceptable to many. How can TV broadcasters be allowed to "play God"?

With reality television these days including such shows as Big Brother, Celebrity Love Island, Strictly Come Dancing... to name only a handful - covering a wide range of subjects, allowing shows which have the effect of "playing God" -where will it end?! What is the ethical limit?, organ