Friday, July 29, 2005

Let's Spy On Our Neighbors

Interesting tidbit on the morning news. After the recent events in London, BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) is asking patrons to use their cell phones to take pictures of "suspicious activity". They also stated they intend to put up a website for patrons to email these photos. Given the advancements in Facial Recognition Technology, I assume they are going to be matching these photos they receive against pictures in the National ID (Drivers License) database.
I guess this means if you are rummaging around in your briefcase or book bag looking for something, the "nosy neighbor" will be snapping your picture and forwarding it to the web site.

Then maybe you will get a visit from the gestapo and you can try and explain you were only looking for your snickers bar.

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