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Oi, talking CCTV cameras coming to London

Despite growing concerns over the UK sleep-walking into a surveillance society, 20 more English towns (including London) have signed on for talking CCTV cameras. Already, an estimated 4.2 million CCTV cameras already installed across Britain. The new talkies are expected to cost about £500,000 (nearly $1 million) and target those who “litter our streets, vandalize our communities and damage our properties,” according to Home Secretary John Reid. He goes on to state that the original trials in Middlesbrough were “hugely popular” where the local councilor says they’ve prevented fights, criminal damage, and cut litter levels. Is that enough? Cue the Orwellian dystopia chatter… now.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/6524495.stm for more information!

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One Response to “Oi, talking CCTV cameras coming to London”

  1. sburhani says:
    April 6, 2007 at 11:16 pm

    No kidding…talking cameras? I wonder what’s next. In the states, we have issues with putting up traffic cameras to prevent accidents and traffic violations. I wonder what would happen if we started hearing voices in the middle of a park saying “Hey you, pick up that can and put it in the trash!”. I have a feeling it wouldn’t work though. Unless we started handing out tickets based on these videos. Threaten to take a man’s money, and he’ll do anything for you.

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