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Utility Box Exposed As Spy Cabinet In the Netherlands

Posted by timothy on from the all-an-elaborate-dream dept.

First time accepted submitter thejezus writes "A spy cabinet has been exposed on a public road in The Hague, the Netherlands (Google translate here). The cabinet was disguised as telecom-cabinet and was detected by the maintenance crew of Ziggo (a triple-play provider) because it was not listed as a property of the company. Upon opening, it was revealed the cabinet contained a camera and UMTS equipment. Later that day, the cabinet disappeared. 1984 much?"

4 of 179 comments (clear)

  1. Re:I could be wrong but.... by Type44Q · · Score: 1, Troll

    Does a spy camera on the side of the road really justify comparisons to 1984? Are we really anywhere close to the type of life portrayed in 1984?

    What's your point, exactly? Are you suggesting we should wait until we're that fucked before we discuss the direction things are going??

    Despite how bad things have gotten here, I'm still quite astounded that your worthless comment got modded up...

  2. Re:I could be wrong but.... by Type44Q · · Score: 1, Troll

    Does a spy camera on the side of the road really justify comparisons to 1984? Are we really anywhere close to the type of life portrayed in 1984?

    I suppose you could also have resorted to the strawman argument that the 1984 comparison doesn't apply since it depicts a future society that's collectivist rather than the fascist reality being imposed upon us... :p

  3. Re:police observation, not espionage by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Impossible! Everyone knows that Europe has exactly zero shootings due to their perfect gun control. This poster must be the NRA trolling ;-)

  4. Re:I could be wrong but.... by dadelbunts · · Score: 1, Troll

    Agreed we should save those comparisons to where they really fit. Like the whole of the U.K