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Secure Beneath the Watchful Eyes
Posted by Ernest Miller on Friday, October 25 @ 15:05:36 EDT Privacy
Samizdata has found a truly creepy poster from the London Police that does nothing to alleviate fears of police surveillance (Big Brother is watching: Not in 1984 but in 2002):
Across London, these posters can be seen telling us all that we are 'Secure beneath The Watchful Eyes' of the Metropolitan Police. I cannot tell you how much better that makes me feel. The imagery is pure 1930's/1940's and conjurors up the 'Golden Age of Totalitarianism'.
Frankly, I think the ad people that designed that poster are laughing that the police actually decided to print and post them all over London. What I want to know is where I can get one to frame and hang in my office. [via Boing Boing]
 
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