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Put ok if they like it or no if they don't like it.
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but don't you feel nervous about the fact that whatever you do, wherever you go, whatever you're doing, someone is watching you and recording what you're doing?
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Well, I’m glad they're there actually. Look, I think statistically more crimes are solved because of CCTV than not.
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facial recognition technology the woman's opinion start learning
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So where you shop, where you live, what you, what you like, what you buy, who your friends are. And there's nothing you can do about it.
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facial recognition technology the man's opinion start learning
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That can only be a good thing, ’cos it’s gonna catch criminals, isn't it? And if you've got nothing to worry about.
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facial recognition technoligy the man's opinion 2 start learning
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If you haven't done anything wrong.
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microchips in products the woman's opinion start learning
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I wouldn't mind being sent adverts from, you know, uh, companies that I don't know if it’s something that I want to buy.
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microchips in products the man's opinion start learning
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The thing that really bothers me, though, is, um, is the way that marketing, marketing companies can target you,
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number plate recognition the man's opinion start learning
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And you know I, I’ve been, er, given quite a few fines over the years because my number plate gets recognised and, er, I, er, you know, I think more money should be spent elsewhere to be honest.
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number plate recognition the woman's opinion start learning
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when it comes to speeding, I do actually think that's quite sensible that they, that they can clock what people are doing...
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Which speaker do you agree with more? Which one gave more convincing arguments? start learning
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The Big Brother knows more about you than you know yourself. E.g. the bank of Portugal. They know everything about your money, your debts, if you are a solvent person, etc.
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http://www.bportugal. pt/pt-pt/servicosaopublico/centralderesponsabilidadesdecredito/consultainternet/paginas/nsa-crc. aspx
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But I haven't got anything to hide so it’s not really a problem.
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How many different uses for microships are described? start learning
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your fridge monitors your food; the person's movements and habits can be tracked throughout their lives; criminals; things we lose.
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Which ideas do you find disturbing and which don't bother you? start learning
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doctors could implant microchips in newborn babies.
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Which plans would be the most useful for cutting crime? start learning
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CCTV cameras to cover the whole town. police spot checks. number plate recognition cameras.
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Would you like to have things in your local area? start learning
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Yes, mainly in my local area.
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How do you think the following groups of people would feel about the plans: the police, parents, teenagers? start learning
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Police would like because their function becomes easy. Parents would feel very confortable with these mesures; Teenagers didn't like to be watched.
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You belong to one of the three groups. Make a list of your reasons for or against the plans. start learning
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My question is effectiveness: does that work? monitoring phone calls without a context? E.g. somebody speaks about a bomb. How to know if it is a bomb to kill people or an asthma bomb?
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You belong to one of the three groups. Make a list of your reasons for or against the plans 2. start learning
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Only teenagers' mobile phones must be registered? Why this group?
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Which one gave better reasons for their opinion? start learning
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Big Brother is a fictional character and symbol in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. He is ostensibly the leader (most likely a symbolic figurehead) of Oceania
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a totalitarian state wherein the ruling Party wields total power "for its own sake" over the inhabitants.
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In the society that Orwell describes, every citizen is under constant surveillance by the authorities, mainly by telescreens (with the exception of the Proles).
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The people are constantly reminded of this by the slogan "Big Brother is watching you": a maxim which is ubiquitously on display.
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In modern culture the term "Big Brother" has entered the lexicon as a synonym for abuse of government power, particularly in respect to civil liberties, often specifically related to mass surveillance.
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Individual Liberty and Social Control
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