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Big Brother Is Watching And Speaking To You Condescendingly
from the eyes-and-mouth dept
The security camera has become a ubiquitous symbol of modern society. And along with the cameras becoming more common, more is being done to add to their functionality. Jay Walker proposed the idea of having people monitor security cameras in sensitive locations as a way of preventing terrorism. If the volunteer saw anything suspicious, like a person lurking where they shouldn't be, they could click a button indicating as such. Of course, the ambitious plan never really took off. Now a town in England is trialing a new system whereby operators monitoring security cameras can yell at any miscreants and scofflaws they might see. So if a person, say, drops some litter, the operator can shout at them to pick it up and put it in the trash. Will it work? Cynically, some might say that since British police officers don't care much weaponry, shouting at criminals is about as effective as anything else. Now, if they could just combine this idea with computers that use algorithms to detect suspicious behavior, they could get rid of the human operators and have insults hurled automatically.
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Oh dear...
Hey YOU!!! FATTY!! Smacking gum on your cellphone, in the plaid, circus tent... go home and exercise before you make the rest of suffer in your prescence.
Ugh... this whole camera bs is rediculous. In sensitive areas i am a bit more lenient, but we have cameras to monitor almost everything including whether you ran a redlight... how f'n quaint. I applauded the guy who took an axe to one last week... good for him (too bad he wasn't smart enough to make sure he wasn't photographed doing it though).
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Flying Cameras!
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You have 15 seconds to comply
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What next
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Could be funny, but still
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Another Brick in the Wall
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Orwell?
I'm not sure if I'm more concerned with the obvious or the complete lack of creativity in the implementation of a real Oceania.
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Don't say shit.
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Orwell Comparison
Any way I do definitely see it coming. I just can't wait till our next president instates a few ministries to "consolidate" all of the "disjointed" branches, committees etc. for greater "efficiency". It will also be interesting to see if it works with so many out here already wise to what's going on. Educate the world.
OBTW... "Eventually it will be easier for everyone just to have their own personal monitoring camera uplinked to satellite!" GPS to satellite.. They can already see you wherever you take your cellphone, car, pda, etc. They just find your signal then get a dedicated military satellite, then get you to go outside, then get the satellite over the top of your head, then they beam down a holographic message telling you to pick up that trash you just dropped. (See that was easy. No more litter.)
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Re: Don't say shit.
Idiot.
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Re: I dodn't forget...
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phew
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Re: Don't say shit.
I hate Big Brother. Now, where'd that darned speck of whitish dust go...?
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Cameras in Homes
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http://www.sanguinarius.org/
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(There are secret survellience cameras in motel/hotel rooms because the owner has the legal right to do so- no law says he cannot)
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Thank the NRA
Can't you just imagine rumsfeld and cheney et al, sitting around discussing secret wiretapping and warrantless searches, when one of them pipes up with a comment like "too bad we opposed gun registration; sure would like to know who has what guns now! All in the name of fighting terrorism of course"
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