Lip-Reading Surveillance Cameras

mrogers sends us to Infowars for the following news from the UK, "which is fast becoming the front line of the war on privacy": "'Read my lips..."' used to be a figurative saying. Now the British government is considering taking it literally by adding lip reading technology to some of the four million or so surveillance cameras in order identify terrorists and criminals by watching what everyone says. Perhaps the lip-reading cameras and the shouting cameras will find something to talk about."

Comments

Sounds vaguely familiar

[rlp]

Just don't ask it to open the pod bay doors.

Re:Sounds vaguely familiar

[blindbug]

I hope I don't get in trouble for telling that girl the other day that I wanted a Fig Newton.

obvious

[eclectro]

When the lip reading cameras come online, they will see that everyone is repeating this sequence of numbers;

09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0

some one has to say it

[phrostie]

" Rotate the Pod please HAL "

Countermeasure

[jbeaupre]

You could easily defeat the system by wearing a burqa or other type of veil. Then you'll never be mistaken for a terrorist. Right?

Re:Countermeasure

[sexybomber]

You could easily defeat the system by wearing a burqa or other type of veil.

Or a Guy Fawkes mask, if you were so inclined. It's more stylish, at least.

Re:Countermeasure

[andphi]

A very valuable variety of evasion, provided everyone volunteers not to violate everyone overusing 'V'.

Now time for that popular new hit

[geekoid]

"Fuck you, I'm a terrorist." This single is rising fast on the charts and is on everybodies lips.

Please Run Vista

[happyfrogcow]

Let's just hope it runs on Vista so we can tell it to shut itself off

Re:Would this work?

[drinkypoo]

I suggest mass poetry readings in the streets. The theme: terrorism and terrorist activities. Keep the system overloaded...

Better Solution

[Billosaur]

Train yourself to talk like out-of-synch karate movies...

Re:Better Solution

[Hektor_Troy]

Like this guy? I think that's completely mess with them

The algorithms must be state of the art

[Sam H]

Since all terrorists have a beard and speak Arabic, the algorithms used in these cameras must really be state of the art.

Re:Solution

[Himring]

atwhay teh uckfay you alkingtay aboutay?

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The bad thing is

[Cro Magnon]

it won't work against politicians, because they talk out of their asses, not their mouth.

hattery

[HomelessInLaJolla]

I'm homeless. I can't afford a tinfoil hat.

Talking cameras

[Virak]

Nothing quite says "we're watching you" like a camera that actually says "we're watching you".

Re:Written constitution and bill of rights.

[digitig]

well, there is always revolution. As any engineer can tell you, one revolution always gets you back to where you started.

Evil Ventriloquist Masterminds

[bill_mcgonigle]

OK, I admit I just wanted to use that subject line. But it does seem rather quaint that it'll be Scarface who winds up toppling the British Crown now.