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This scenario tackles the concept of uberveillance, the idea of an omnipresent electronic surveillance that can take the form of a CCTV camera, or even a microchip under the skin. The plot behind the scenario is that two friends meet one another and basically have a normal conversation. The camera then misconstrues this into a suspicious event (a suggested drug deal), causing a wave of problems which would involve the authorities, the possibility of a lengthy legal debate and so forth. It also deals with the issue of invasion of privacy, that if this small situation was to be applied to the whole world, what privacy would we have left? If one could not go about their daily business without having their actions recorded and possibly taken out of context, how exactly ARE we supposed to go about our daily business? We would feel constantly trapped and unable to act like we would usually therefore restricting our free will. Through studying this topic I have realised the depth of this current situation and that this must come to the attention of the public eye. This topic needs to be in the forefront of everyones mind as we progress further in our technological marvels. It is not a state of emergency we need to be in, but readiness so that we may understand the implications of our own creations.