I was at the Athens 2004 games.
It really was not such an uncomforable issue.
remember if you are in WashDC now they pretty much have everyone under face recognition cameras.
I think the issue becomes a problem when civil uses are made for these when criminal uses is the intent. IOW some divorce lawyer subpoenas ALL the records of where you were.
What about rogue cops who are stalkers of their wives, girlfriends, or exes. You put cameras everywhere, run photo id software to track them EVERYWHERE.
Let's just nationalize it too, so a woman who runs away from an abusive husband has to worry that he either knows somebody, or bribes somebody to run her mug through the system and detect where she is hiding out.
Lovely Brave New World we have got going.
Oh, wow! I've always wanted to visit Greece! Yes, I see your point. And frankly, having security at the Olympics (as I've had more time to ponder it) is never a bad thing. But I think Daley see this as a good opportunity to push more Big Brother on his kingdom. Not that the gun control has helped crime. Good point - civil uses. That is really the issue. I look to place in UK that have such surveillance. And guns are highly controlled. A lot of big brother, and a lot of crime. And a lot of intrusion.