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Texas to Provide Online 'Bordercams'

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the where-do-I-live-now dept.

Dr_Barnowl writes "The BBC reports that Texas intends to erect a network of online webcams at its border to Mexico. The intention is apparently to use viewers as a kind of distributed processing network, with a free phone number to report border-jumpers." From the article: "'A stronger border is what Americans want and it's what our security demands and that is what Texas is going to deliver,' Mr Perry said. The cameras will cost $5m (£2.7m) to install and will be trained on sections of the 1,000-mile (1,600km) border known to be favoured by illegal immigrants " Hey, it's working for Britain, right?

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  1. Can there be remote sniper rifles, too? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Quake 3 is open sourced, just use the game as a GUI.

    The illegal immigration problem would go away in days!

  2. Feature request for v1.1 by JonTurner · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now, if only we could add a web interface to a sentry gun...

    It's a Video Game. It's National Security. It's two, TWO, two games in one!

  3. Cameras on private ranches. by Whiney+Mac+Fanboy · · Score: 4, Funny
    The BBC article doesn't mention what some other articles do: The cameras are to be on private land.

    I now have a new 'worst imaginary job':
    Me: Knock, knock

    Private Texan Ranch Owner: Yup?

    Me: I'm from the government, I'd like to place these cameras on your land, so that people on the internet can....
    (I can't ever see that sentence being finished)
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  4. Unbelievable! by w33t · · Score: 4, Funny

    The government is even invading the privacy of whole other countries!
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  5. Re:a wall by Ankou · · Score: 4, Funny

    Because they cant get American labor to do it, they'd have to hire migrant workers. The irony.

  6. What an amazing coincidence... by sczimme · · Score: 3, Funny


    From the BBC article:

    Mr Perry, a Republican, is running for re-election in November.

    I'm sure that has absolutely nothing to do with the grandstanding^W pandering^W honest effort to do what's best.

    Besides, once someone identifies people crossing the border and "notifies the authorities", then what?

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  7. Hoo boy... by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 5, Funny
    Not only do illegal immigrants have to jump fences, ford rivers, and risk life and limb.. now they have to camwhore as well.

    I can see the AIM bots now.. "Hola! Click here to see me and my girlfriends have wild parties, hide from border patrols, and dodge farmers' bullets! Tee-hee! ;-)"

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  8. Re:"What Americans want" by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 4, Funny

    A stronger border is what Americans want

    Says who?

    Says me! You have no idea how scared I am of those filthy Canadians sneaking across the border to take advantage of our healthcare system and steal all our good beer.

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  9. GIve up Texas by misleb · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wouldn't it be easier to just to hand over Texas to Mexico? I know I wouldn't miss it.

    -matthew

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    1. Re:GIve up Texas by misleb · · Score: 5, Funny

      Boy, that kinda talk will get your ass kicked down here in Houston.

      I know. That is one of the reasons to give up Texas.

      -matthew

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