Britain, already one of the most snooped-upon nations on Earth, is about to become a nation of snoopers.
A network of citizen crimewatchers will be given the chance of winning up to £1,000 by monitoring CCTV security cameras over the internet.
The cameras’ owners will pay a fee to have users watch the footage. The scheme, Internet Eyes, is being promoted as a game and is expected to go “live” next month with a test run in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Subscribers will be able to register free and will be given up to four cameras to monitor.
A private sector one to be sure but not really one to be applauded or welcomed.
What was that poster in Red Dwarf “Back To Reality”? Ah, yes:
[Lister-Sebastian and Kryten-Jake see two propaganda posters]
Sebastian Doyle: [reading] “Vote Fascist for a Third Glorious Decade of Total Law Enforcement”?
Jake Bullet: [reading] “Be a Government Informer. Betray Your Family & Friends. Fabulous Prizes to be Won”?
I rather like that idea especially if it was based around communities. It could foster citizen involvement without actual vigilantes being required .
Give every Bad estate the security you get from a gated private Stalag.
The problem is Tim that you are posh and do not know what it is like to be part of the decent majority in a hell hole . Liberty at all costs does not look as important as order there. Needless to say New Labour will mis -use such an idea , over-use it and grow it into a monster but if say Lovely Boris were to suggest scheme for London I would applaud him , as I always do .Come on Tim what about freedom from crime and threat .. freedom for yobs trouble makers and gangs I do not want.
What is the libertarian line on this sort of thing?
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Newmania: “Liberty at all costs does not look as important as order”
Fuck off and die you enabler of fascists.
As if the two were mutually exclusive and snooping on your neighbour were the way forward. Welcome to the fucking Stasi.