Olympics to Have Massive Surveillance Network

sharkdba writes "CNN has an article about Olympic digital security. This should be of interest to /. readers since it's a supposedly largest surveillance network ever. Thousands of cameras are combined with software (AI agents?) to look for anomalies. Also words are parsed (scan equivalent to OCR). I understand the idea that if you're in public expect no privacy, but even CNN says: 'Although the state's right to take all necessary measures that it deems necessary is recognized, there is fear that these measures will have a negative impact on basic human rights.'"

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"State's right"?

[0x0d0a]

'Although the state's right to take all necessary measures that it deems necessary is recognized, there is fear that these measures will have a negative impact on basic human rights.'"

WTF?

Constitutional Amendment 28:

"The state shall have the right to take all necessary measures that it deems necessary."

CNN too little too late

[bazmail]

from article "Although the state's right to take all necessary measures that it deems necessary is recognized, there is fear that these measures will have a negative impact on basic human rights.'" Where was CNN's sense of moral concern when the so called
Patriot act was being passed?

Re:CNN too little too late

[HebrewToYou]

Are you being carted off to jail for dissent?
Are you suffering indignity too great to measure?
Has TBA [The Bush Administration] censored you?

Obviously not.

So quit your damn bitching, you idiotic liberal.

Why would terrorists want to ruin the Olympics

[craXORjack]

Maybe they are just feeling left out since most of the events are skewed toward the rich, industrialized, western world. How many suicide bombers do you think play tennis or do triple gainers from 10 meter diving boards? And the only floor exercises their women know is rolling on them while being beaten with a stick for trying to learn to read. I tell you, if the Olympic committee would just add a few token events that Arab muslims could excel in then I am sure they would step forward, hold hands, and sing "Feed The World" with the rest of the athletes. Come on, what would be the harm in handing out a few medals for playing Polo with camels, rifle butts, and an infidels head? Or a "muslim wedding party" freestyle event where teams fire machine guns into the air while playing random notes on a trumpet? And forget about Syncronized Swimming. Palestine will have a lock on the all new Synchronized Exploding. Everyone knows that hurting others is a sign of low self esteem and just think how good Muhamed will feel about himself after taking home the gold in the Decapitathalon. World peace is right around the corner. IOC members, are you listening?