Small article. Sound like a safe idea in light of possiblity of robberies. This is done in other areas near where I work. Police can keep an eye on a trouble area and get there before things can get reported. It has caught people dealing drugs.

Also at present, there are several cameras being installed in intersections to photo people running red lights. If you come to atlanta, they have a lot of cameras overlooking the freeways. Not too acurate to get a plate, but the time is coming.

Michael Ezekiel

Edited by - Finalday on 4/28/2004 6:53:01 PM

yay now i can know that if som1 steals my car i can always get it back cause i will live in florida someday....

If i remember right they have the same sort of systems set up around Washington DC on the freeways. Every so often you will see cameras set up on the highways. They may not be able to recgonize the faces but i do believe they can get a accurate photo of your license plate.

I'm glad you dont live in the US Esq

Paging Mr. Orwell....paging Mr. Orwell...

Life: No one gets out alive.

I thought parts of London have been doing this for a while? After watching a John Cleese special on the Human Face, he pointed out that the system they use to ID people, the camera measures distances between points on your face, especially around the eyes. If you don't want to be recognized by tht scanner, always wear glasses, especially sunglasses.

Sir S

Yeah I saw that one too Sir S. It's funny though cause as much as we'd like to think we're living in a free country, the way our governments are tracking us it's starting to feel like a soviet police state. Next thing you know we'll have gestapo esq police on trains asking for our papers.

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That's not me, Mustang! Those men are under the direct control of the Great Leader!

I can see why it might be a good idea, however it just seems to be an invasion of privacy to me. Why shouldn't I be able to drive into a city without being scanned, prodded, and subject to genetic testing (metaphorically speaking ).

I'm glad you don't live in Aus., Para .

I actually heard worse, in some govermental state building bathroom somewhere in the states, I forget where, they put little cameras in urinals to find out who was stuffing toilet paper in the urinals. They were sued over it.

Who would want to watch the tape? ... don't answer that.

SIr S

Ok I won't, SS. But you're missing out on a good pun...

Aalong the lines of private intrusion into privacy .... all puns intended ... there are other places that are trying to ban digital camera equipped cell-phones when it was discovered that there are pervs out there using them to er, get shots of privates in public bathrooms.... what was that saying about bad things resulting from good intentions?

I think Esq would like it here. Weathers good, cooler, and none of those oversized rats hopping around. Just turn on your scrambler, and volia, no pictures. Though, I wouldn't mind a visit that direction either.



Edited by - Finalday on 4/29/2004 5:20:05 AM

Indy - I'd heard about people doing that sort of thing with the cameras. Yet another reason why I dislike mobile phones (as if I needed one ).

Final - I don't have a scambler. Where can I pick one up?