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Moscow Police Watch Pre-Recorded Scenes On Surveillance Cams

Posted by samzenpus on from the I-always-feel-like-nobody-is-watching-me dept.

An anonymous reader writes "During several months of 2009, Moscow police looked at fake pictures displayed on their monitors instead of what was supposed to be video from the city surveillance cams. The subcontractor providing the cams was paid on the basis of 'the number of working cams,' so he delivered pre-cooked pictures stored on his servers. The camera company CEO has been arrested."

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  1. They should have noticed... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Lenny's afro and Homer's Hustle were out of place.

  2. But... by SnarfQuest · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, but, did they catch any criminals on them? Who cares if they're faked, as long as they catch the bad guys...

    Oh well, back to my global warming awareness seminar...

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    1. Re:But... by natehoy · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yes, one guy was arrested for armed robbery... 90 times.

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    2. Re:But... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      "Unfortunately, this much loved sport may soon be no more due to tree-hugging environmentalists trying to put a stop to the once glorious gas guzzling pastime."

  3. Re:Security flaw by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I have it on good authority that a vacationing Dennis Hopper revealed the scam to the Russian security services.

    No comment on whether the contractor was working for Keanu Reeves.

  4. Re:Arrested the CEO? by SnarfQuest · · Score: 2, Funny

    More likely, he would have been made the video security czar

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  5. Re:Security flaw by Suki+I · · Score: 2, Funny

    Pah! I saw Tom Baker Dr. Who episode years ago, where he reprograms a security camera to make it look like he's in the hallway, when really the Doctor is about to...

    I knew Oceans 11 with George Clooney had to get that idea from someplace!

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  6. Barbarians!!! by serutan · · Score: 5, Funny

    In a Civilized country the company would be fined and the CEO would collect his severance bonus and move to a different company at a higher salary.