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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Polpolion on August 03, 2009, 09:03:55 pm

Title: Government CCTV Cameras in Private Homes?
Post by: Polpolion on August 03, 2009, 09:03:55 pm
Wat? (http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/08/britain-to-put-cctv-cameras-inside-private-homes/)

Is this for real?
Title: Re: Government CCTV Cameras in Private Homes?
Post by: peterv on August 03, 2009, 10:12:50 pm
Not yet.  :D
Title: Re: Government CCTV Cameras in Private Homes?
Post by: esarai on August 03, 2009, 10:40:38 pm
I think that if that is real, it's wrong.  But, judging by the misspelled words and unproven assertions, that is just some excessively paranoid individual blowing off steam.
Title: Re: Government CCTV Cameras in Private Homes?
Post by: FUBAR-BDHR on August 03, 2009, 11:32:25 pm
Two words:  Wire cutters
Title: Re: Government CCTV Cameras in Private Homes?
Post by: karajorma on August 04, 2009, 04:28:52 am
It's from the Dail Express. I won't believe it until I see it from a newspaper that is more trustworthy.
Title: Re: Government CCTV Cameras in Private Homes?
Post by: NGTM-1R on August 04, 2009, 05:00:58 am
No word on any reputable news source that I can find.
Title: Re: Government CCTV Cameras in Private Homes?
Post by: Polpolion on August 04, 2009, 09:36:42 am
It's from the Dail Express. I won't believe it until I see it from a newspaper that is more trustworthy.
No word on any reputable news source that I can find.

That's good to know. I'd think that with something like this, reputable news sources would've said something about it sooner. Now that I know that the Daily Express isn't exactly a good source, I guess it's better to assume that it's untrue. :) Silly me, not know which news sources are and aren't reliable...
Title: Re: Government CCTV Cameras in Private Homes?
Post by: Janos on August 04, 2009, 09:59:31 am
Yeah, fourthing "paranoid bull****" theory. Daily Express is simply not a trustworthy source. It's like Weekly World News, just a little toned down.
Title: Re: Government CCTV Cameras in Private Homes?
Post by: Mr. Vega on August 04, 2009, 10:16:46 am
The fact that they're even on the streets is enough evidence to me to prove that America owns Britain on real, actual civil liberties, despite all shouting and name-calling to the contrary.
Title: Re: Government CCTV Cameras in Private Homes?
Post by: karajorma on August 04, 2009, 10:36:56 am
Tell that to people who got wiretapped or sent to gitmo. :p
Title: Re: Government CCTV Cameras in Private Homes?
Post by: Polpolion on August 04, 2009, 11:11:44 am
The fact that they're even on the streets is enough evidence to me to prove that America owns Britain on real, actual civil liberties, despite all shouting and name-calling to the contrary.

Weren't there cameras in Chicago and LA for a while, or am I just crazy?
Title: Re: Government CCTV Cameras in Private Homes?
Post by: Rick James on August 04, 2009, 11:42:02 am
The fact that they're even on the streets is enough evidence to me to prove that America owns Britain on real, actual civil liberties, despite all shouting and name-calling to the contrary.

Weren't there cameras in Chicago and LA for a while, or am I just crazy?

We've known you to be three fries short of a happy meal for quite some time now, but you're right anyway. (http://24ahead.com/blog/archives/004684.html)
Title: Re: Government CCTV Cameras in Private Homes?
Post by: StarSlayer on August 04, 2009, 12:14:08 pm
Cameras to monitor children in their homes?  If NAMBLA was a government agency they would be all over that :P

Seriously though, they are totally screwing the pooch if they do it this way.  You need to start small and work your way up.  Get the populace pissed off and afraid of a certain group then test it out.  Like monitoring sex offenders, nobody but the ACLU twits will whinge about that.  Once you've broken the ice with them then you start adding more and more deviants until you got the whole populace under camera.  One does not simply start off trying to monitor children :P Somebody send these fools 1984, they need an instruction manual!
Title: Re: Government CCTV Cameras in Private Homes?
Post by: Snail on August 04, 2009, 12:18:52 pm
I'd prefer a ceiling cat myself. :nervous:
Title: Re: Government CCTV Cameras in Private Homes?
Post by: Mongoose on August 04, 2009, 01:44:43 pm
I'd prefer a ceiling cat myself. :nervous:
Exhibitionist?
Title: Re: Government CCTV Cameras in Private Homes?
Post by: Janos on August 04, 2009, 03:16:15 pm
The fact that they're even on the streets is enough evidence to me to prove that America owns Britain on real, actual civil liberties, despite all shouting and name-calling to the contrary.

u forgot poland