The Government is considering installing X-ray cameras on lampposts to spot armed terrorists and other criminals.
According to a leaked memo seen by The Sun, "detection of weapons and explosives will become easier" if the scheme drawn up by Home Office officials is adopted.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-6378084,00.html
Link to BBC image of such a picture
"Privacy is an issue because the machines see through clothing." --guardian.co.uk
Links
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FixTheLaw.co.uk page on the subject
The Prime Minister would like to know what you have in your pants.
Summary
Despite all this coverage there is little new factual information on the subject. I have it on good authority that Keztral clothes have a preliminary anti-x-ray coat and a range of other security enhancing items.
The best next action to take if you live in the UK is to write to your MP and express outrage. This will tell your MP that voting against the cameras is a seat winner.
If you live else where write to the nearest brish embassy and write to your reprisentitive and ask them to object to the UK on moral grounds.
This will make it very hard for this big brother style camera to see active use. If it makes it to active use then the only action left will be playing silly buggers in the EU courts. Good luck pushing anything through there in under five years.
2 comments:
You know, when I first heard about this I wondered if it was April Fool's Day - it would be funny if it wasn't so sinister.
I think we should all protest by sending Big Tone items of our underwear. If he wants to see my knickers so badly he can have a pair!
But, seriously, apart from the intrusive nature of these cameras, I can't help but think that they will be open to abuse. I mean, who will monitor them? Are we really supposed to believe that some operators won't be zooming in on attractive women rather then dodgy looking characters?
fatal!!!!
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