Mate are you sure about that? I live in London and let me tell you, it's a breath of fresh air when I am in Shanghai in terms of surveillance.

Here are some sources on the UK having a fuckton of CCTV: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30978995 https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/most-spied-on-cities-in-the-world.html https://www.express.co.uk/expressyourself/215388/CCTV-Britain-Why-are-we-the-most-spied-on-country-in-the-world