Smart Cameras To Predict Crimes

hairybacchus writes: "The Independent News is reporting that scientists at Kingston University in London have developed video processing software that is able to predict behavior patterns of the people on-screen. They say it will be used to alleviate congestion in the London Underground or alert police to potential muggings. I wonder how long it will be before this is combined with face-recognition technology? It's spooky." I can't wait. "We searched you because the computer told us to." Trust the Computer.

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[dillon_rinker]

I think the subject says it all.

Re:I want to see this given to traffic cops

[Yousef]

I'd have to agree with that.
The best driving I've seen is in Germany. (Only country I've been to where, despite driving 140MPH, other drivers were still overtaking me! :-D). Despite their speed limits (or lack of them on the Autobahns) the Germans are VERY disciplined drivers. Speed limits in built-up areas and around schools are much lower and everyone abides by them.
During the Year that I worked there, I never witnessed anything that i could describe as reckless or dangerous driving. No one cuts you up, every body signals, no idiots hog the outer lane - in short, driving there was pretty stress free.
Hence, it can be shown clearly that speed is not in and of itself bad. Rather drivers are bad/impatient/inconsiderate etc, and that needs to be tackled.
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P.S. I wish it could be used to catch the bastard that Keyed my car!!!

I'm not even going to read the comments on this...

[Psyko]

This is exactly the next step from biometric id in drivers licenses that was posted up here last week, and this still scares the hell out of me. Enabling law enforcement to further track, surveil and police it's own citizens in an automated manner when most of the systems users are computer illiterate is frightening at best. But as usual if I bothered to read the posts, I'm sure it'd mostly be:
1. If you don't like it you must be a criminal
2. It doesn't effect me.
3. You don't have the right to do anything. Everything in life is a privilege, and you can only do it because your government allows you to.

It's pretty bad with the people that actually develop these types of technology solutions (I.E. people like us) because it's a cool project/idea don't foresee the impact that these systems will have on their own personal freedoms in the future.