In January, we reported on plans to bring CCTV monitors inside the homes of an estate in Shoreditch. It was an experiment to see if the cable-distributed snoop channel could create a greater sense of community and improve security. Well, it's began - and - according to the Telegraph - locals are finding it addictive. Actually (and I have a theory about this) it would be interesting to learn whether, in the opinion of a psychiatrist, this kind of activity can be literally addictive (see elderly resident pictured below). It certainly sounds creepier than I'd imagined it... cameras pointing down on the entrance of the local pub, residents acting in their own private soap opera...