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New CCTV Site In UK Pays People To Watch

Posted by timothy on from the people-to-watch-people dept.

pyrosine writes "Have you ever felt like being paid for watching live CCTV footage? The BBC are reporting CCTV site, 'Internet Eyes' is doing exactly that. Offering up to £1000 to people who report suspicious activity, the scheme seems an easy way to make money. Not everyone is pleased with the scheme though; the Information Commissioner's Office is worried it will lead to voyeurism or misuse, but what difference does it make when you can find said webcams with a simple Google search?"

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  1. Trying it out by LingNoi · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's only 2 pounds a month so I tried it out. Here's the slashdot review summary..

    - You have the choice between 1 camera, 2x1 camera and 1x2 cameras.
    - You don't get to choose which camera however you can click to choose another random camera.
    - You get to click to watch for another 5 minutes on the same camera
    - If you don't click you will switch to a different camera automatically
    - You get 5 alerts a month.
    - There is some kind of buffering going on here however the video footage seems to be very close to live. The camera has a clock in it which matched my desktop to the minute.
    - You don't have to be in England to use it. I'm currently half way around the world so it takes a long time for video to show up