[dumb-saint]

> It may well be true, but don't think that you're being filmed any less in any other first world country.

In Germany there are strong laws against CCTV proliferation. They exist mostly in public transportation, and their presence has to be clearly advertised. You can even order Google to blur your house on street view. Try it in a German city, and you will see how common it is.

And yet, Germany is one of the safest countries in the world.

[eximius]

I think Germany being safe is a result of culture, not anything with cameras. Many, many modern problems are fundamentally cultural issues and things like CCTV cameras are either masking or exhibiting their symptoms.