There is no wonder that one day we will have found that each person’s entire life from birth to death could be recorded by a network of intelligent sensors, according to a senior scientist.

Already we live in a world surrounded by sensors and recording devices, said Professor Sadler, director of the Trusted Systems Lab at Hewlett Packard. By 2057, there could be at least 1m devices for every UK resident. “Maybe the first time you know you are pregnant is when a targeted piece of advertising comes through on your computer screen offering you some baby clothes because somehow the smart toilet, or some other aspect of your environment, leaked that information,” he said. A 2002 study calculated there were around 4.2 million CCTV cameras in the UK, one for every 14 people. Professor Sadler said: “The average Londoner may be viewed as many as 300 times a day.” The growth in the number of devices would continue to grow, he predicted. “If you go forward 50 years, you are probably talking about one million forms of sensors per person in the UK,” he said. This was a conservative estimate, he said. “More aggressive” calculations suggest there could be 20m sensors per person.
Professor Sadler’s predictions were shared by Oliver Sparrow, a scenario planner who has advised the UK government and international organizations.
It looks like inevitability and it can’t be helped. One can only set hopes upon strong articles of law that could some correct the situation, what else?

