Tag: cctv
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miltech: crashing subs, cameras, guns, computers & internet2
french & uk officials confirm nuclear subs collided in atlanticfrom washington post: Nuclear submarines from Britain and France collided deep in the Atlantic Ocean this month, authorities said Monday in the first acknowledgment of a highly unusual accident. Officials said the low-speed crash did not damage the vessels’ nuclear reactors or missiles or cause radiation…
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police state usa: talking cameras, preemptive war & domestic troops
north hollywood installs ‘talking cameras’ from infowars: North Hollywood is going the way of Baltimore, Martin County, and Middlesbrough, England. It has installed “talking cameras,” ostensibly to ward off taggers and people who dump trash. “Los Angeles police are using motion-activated cameras to warn vandals that they’re being watched,” reports WOAI for NBC News. “The…
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cctv does not reduce crime in the uk
from guardian: Pervasive security cameras don’t substantially reduce crime. There are exceptions, of course, and that’s what gets the press. Most famously, CCTV cameras helped catch James Bulger’s murderers in 1993. And earlier this year, they helped convict Steve Wright of murdering five women in the Ipswich area. But these are the well-publicised exceptions. Overall,…
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uk police says cctv boom fails to cut crime
from raw replay: CCTV cameras have failed to bring about a reduction in crime despite billions of pounds being spent on the network, a senior police officer said Tuesday. Detective Chief Inspector Mike Neville – who leads Scotland Yard’s Visual Images, Identifications and Detections Office (Viido) – said the system was an “utter fiasco” as…
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cleveland increasing surveillance on trains & buses
from ap: More & more, trains & bus riders in the Cleveland area are being watched. The Regional Transit Authority is working toward installing cameras on all 700 of its buses. Rapid trains are next, with most to be equipped by the end of the year. The chief of the RTA’s police force, John Joyce,…
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cameras, cops, confiscation & corruption
in more public places, cameras are on watchfrom boston globe: Over the past few years, some patrons of Lexington’s Cary Memorial Library have had the misfortune of encountering a person exposing himself. Five such incidents, along with vandalism that destroyed about $13,000 worth of property, prompted library officials and police to consider installing surveillance cameras,…
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buffalo crime cam program
from buffalo news: Buffalo has launched its anti-crime surveillance camera initiative following an eight-month installation and “tweaking” process… “We will be one of the elite camera systems in the United States of America”… In the longer term, the Police Department hopes to expand the surveillance system by obtaining viewing rights to cameras that the school…
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thoughtcrime, hydrant cams, recycle cops & dc detectors
could soldiers be prosecuted for thoughtcrime?from danger room: The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is funding a number of technologies that tap into the brain’s ability to detect threats before the conscious mind is able to process the information. Already, there is Pentagon-sponsored work on using the brain’s pattern detection capabilities for enhanced goggles…
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uk’s public spymobile
from beyond the beyond: I’m sure nobody blinks twice at this in modern London, but by the standards of the Cold War (when people used to worry a lot about “rights,” “liberty,” and “totalitarianism”) that vehicle is incredibly sinister. Lookah that fat black knob of stalky ubiquity on top. It’s fit to beat the Eye…
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the government is trying to wrap its mind around yours
from washington post: Imagine a world of streets lined with video cameras that alert authorities to any suspicious activity. A world where police officers can read the minds of potential criminals and arrest them before they commit any crimes. A world in which a suspect who lies under questioning gets nabbed immediately because his brain…
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uk teachers fear big brother takeover
from press association: Teachers warned of an “Orwellian” surveillance culture developing in schools as more classrooms are fitted with CCTV cameras to monitor pupils’ behaviour. The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) voiced concern over how increased monitoring of lessons and pressure to get better exam results risks undermining the quality of education. New school…
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cctv: complete control takeover video
target creates license plate reading technology from wcco: New technology is allowing law enforcement cars to go looking for trouble. Computers now installed in cruisers automatically run license plates and alert officers to wanted drivers. Police in Lakeville are testing that technology right now, but you might be surprised who came up with it: Target.…
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UK School Had Cameras In the Bathroom
A school has been forced to remove CCTV cameras they installed in the students’ toilets after furious protests from pupils and parents.
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cctv camera microphones to be axed
but not literally this time… from telegraph: Hidden microphones mounted on CCTV cameras which can eavesdrop on private conversations in the street are set to be outlawed, The Sunday Telegraph can disclose. Richard Thomas, the Information Commissioner, believes that the cameras are a serious breach of civil liberties. Britain has 4.5million CCTV cameras which capture…