Surveillance, privacy and public trust form a burgeoning presence within debates surrounding technological developments, particularly in the current 'war on terror' environment. Many issues are invoked in monitoring everyday activities of the population. This is a timely and detailed study of CCTV.

DANIEL NEYLAND is a Senior Research Fellow of the Said Business School, University of Oxford, UK. His research incorporates issues of privacy, surveillance, trust, identity, governance and accountability. Alongside CCTV, he has researched airports, recycling, traffic management and the introduction of new technologies to Universities. He is an experienced ethnographer who contributes to research methods teaching at the Business School. He completed his PhD (1997-2000) at CRICT, Brunel University, UK. He studied for his first degree at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, UK (1993-1996).

Acknowledgements Introduction Who Are These Kids and Why Are They Standing Still? Questions on the Telling of CCTV Stories CCTV Modes of Action: Accountability, Surveillance and Privacy Trust and Informational Mobility: CCTV, Local Retailers and Local Residents 'We Sold Pictures of a Man Cutting His Hands Off for Entertainment Purposes': The story of Mr. B and CCTV Constituting the Town Centre: Space, Trust and Accountability Conclusion Appendix Notes References Index