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London Hacked Its Own Traffic Lights To Make Sure It Got the Olympics

Posted by timothy on from the much-less-inspiring-than-vangelis'-music dept.

bmsleight writes "Does it count as a hack if you change your own system? Vanity Fair report that during the bidding process for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the London Streets Traffic Control Center followed each vehicle using CCTV, 'and when they came up to traffic lights,' [bid committee CEO Keith] Mills said, 'we turned them green.'"

3 of 202 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Good reason not to go there... by nurb432 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    You assume people in the EU are sane. They welcome big brother.

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    ---- Booth was a patriot ----
  2. On the other hand by arcite · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    It's cheaper to get them through traffic jams, rather than bribing them with expensive gifts like in Salt Lake city (and some of those silly Americans want Mitt to be President)

    1. Re:On the other hand by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      Yeah, because Obama's name hasn't been attached to bribery or anything...

      [/rolling of eyes]