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Homeland Security's Tech Wonders

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the segways-and-calculator-watches dept.

Lucas123 writes "The multi-billion dollar budget of the Department of Homeland Security has spawned a myriad of new, whiz-bang technology that includes things like keychain-size, remote-controlled aerial vehicles designed to collect and transmit data for military and homeland security uses. It also includes infrared cameras that capture license plate images to match them in milliseconds to police records. "Seventy percent of all criminal activity can be tied to a vehicle," says Mark Windover, president of Remington ELSAG Law Enforcement Systems, which is marketing its product to 250 U.S. police agencies."

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  1. not wrong by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Seventy percent of all criminal activity can be tied to a vehicle,"

    The occupant of Air force one ?

    1. Re:not wrong by ScrewMaster · · Score: 3, Funny

      The occupant of Air force one ?

      Well, and now we know why he believes he's above the law.

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      The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
  2. We need "CAPTCHA" license plates. by mosel-saar-ruwer · · Score: 3, Funny


    It also includes infrared cameras that capture license plate images to match them in milliseconds to police records.

    The CAPTCHA's are getting so damned difficult to decipher that I can hardly even sign up for anonymous email accounts or download pr0n anymore.

    1. Re:We need "CAPTCHA" license plates. by Reziac · · Score: 2, Funny

      [drives through large mud puddle, neglects to wash truck]

      There. All captcha'd.

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      ~REZ~ #43301. Who'd fake being me anyway?
  3. 70% bad vehicles by drseuk · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Seventy percent of all criminal activity can be tied to a vehicle," As vee say in the Netherlands, "Where's my bike?"
  4. Re: "a myriad" eh? by ScrewMaster · · Score: 2, Funny

    I say we go with "plethora" or "vast cornucopia" instead.

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    The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
  5. Thats "a great myriad" to you Pal by RenderSeven · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hey, it took millions of Egyptians to built the Great Myriads, and if they want to noun them thats there write.

  6. Re:Department Of Homeland Security by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Five hours later, two very skilled hackers attempted to circumvent my firewall and gain access to my computer here at home.

    There were actually three of us assigned to your case. My colleagues were purposely "noisy" with their attempts so that your attention would be focused in their direction while I did my work.

    12 years I've been doing this, nobody attempted a hack of this skill against me.

    Puhleeeeze! Your home PC isn't exactly Fort Knox. Even a Linksys router running dd-wrt would have given me more resistance than your machine.

    While planting some files on your hard drive, I noticed that you downloaded TrueCrypt but never bothered to install it. Tsk, tsk. I altered a few Word docs on your hard drive and then added some pics to existing directories on your PC that that will definitely get your photo into the local newspapers. Expect a knock at the door in three...two...one...

    Thank you for shopping at DHS-mart.

    -Talon

  7. police by syedelyas · · Score: 2, Funny

    so the police can stay at their office in good and relax while watching the crime would happen and eating popcorn. i think the police will get more fatter and lazy :D