Big Brother is Listening to You

From the Telegraph (emphasis added):

Hidden mini-cameras and microphones that can eavesdrop on conversations in the street are the next step in the march towards a "Big Brother" society, MPs were warned yesterday.

Richard Thomas, the Information Commissioner, said a debate had begun about whether listening devices should be set up alongside Britain's 4.5 million CCTV cameras.

Charming. Next it will be CCTV cameras that invade our dreams.