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Internet + Wireless Cameras = Homeland Security

Posted by michael on from the million-monkeys dept.

NumberField writes "According to an article by Steven Levy posted on MSNBC, Jay Walker of PriceLine fame is talking about a system he calls US HomeGuard. His plan is to hire large numbers of unsophisticated users to monitor Internet-connected security cameras looking for suspicious activity. Although many security details (i.e., DOS attacks, cryptography, privacy) need to be handled carefully, it's a weird enough idea that it might actually work..."

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  1. Propaganda of the powerful will cause rejection by Cryofan · · Score: 0, Troll

    THe rich and powerful would prefer not to come under the watchful eye of the camera. Also, the business lobbies want more cheap labor via illegal aliens. THese cameras could be used to halt the flow of illegal aliens.

    This powerful interests will probably finance more anti-surveillance propaganda in order to kill such ideas.

    I am all for it. I see this country as an asset that I own jointly with the other American citizens, and just like a person who owns a business with other partners, I want to protect my asset and keep it from being used by others who do not own (unless they are tourists or business investors who bring financial assets).

    Importation of cheap illegal alien labor hurts many citizen/owners. Therefore it should be stopped. And cameras can help.

    Flame away.

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    eat shiat and bark at the moon
  2. Re:how about.. by pair-a-noyd · · Score: 0, Troll

    That's ignorant.
    Legally armed citizens DETER crime.
    If you want to live like a sheep, move to England or Austrailia, they already do that.

    One last parting thought. When you shoot a burglar and kill him, you know that *HE* won't be a repeat offender.
    When some thug car jacker tries to jump in your car and you stick a 9mm Glock up his nostril and tell him "Get out of my car" you can be sure that he won't be jacking *YOUR* car and dragging your baby to death down the road by the seatbelt..

    Just say no to cowards. I prefer to defend myself.
    The police are only there to take a report AFTER the crime has been commited. You dial 911 the next time someone breaks into your home and see what happens.

    I don't dial 911, I dial *1911*