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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?"

2 of 214 comments (clear)

  1. The CC in CCTV? by peterprior · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I always thought the CC in CCTV stood for 'Closed Circuit', meaning the pictures are not being broadcast.

    I know they're not being broadcast over RF but shouldn't making them available to anyone via a website be classed as 'broadcasting' therefore making it Open Circuit TV or just 'TV' ?

  2. Re:Nothing to see here by HungryHobo · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I think I know what he was refering to when he was talking about secret gag orders.
    Google the "Minton report"
    http://mirror.wikileaks.info/wiki/Guardian_still_under_secret_toxic_waste_gag/

    The newspapers were gagged from even reporting that a report about toxic waste dumping existed at all, they were aslo gagged from talking about the gag order.
    It's not all conspiracy theory crap.