CCTV cams in UK, now with loudspeakers
By Thomas Ricker 
posted September 18th 2006 7:57AM
posted September 18th 2006 7:57AM
American civil libertarians would do well to keep out of the UK. Now, on top of the more than 4 million video surveillance cameras blanketing The Kingdom, seven of the 158 CCTV cams in the Northern town of Middlesbrough have been fitted with loudspeakers. Do something "anti-social" and prepare for an earful of reprimand from the camera operators. As Jack Bonner, who manages the system, gloats: 'It is one hell of a deterrent. It's one thing to know that there are CCTV cameras about, but it's quite another when they loudly point out what you have just done wrong." As you might expect, yobs who cease their misanthropics will be acknowledged with a polite "thank you" from our well-mannered special friends. How sweet. And if they continue? Well, it's just a matter of time until the Ministry of Love's robots will be dispatched for collection.[Via Slashdot]
Talking CCTV, the way forward?!
www.wespyu.com
Isn't it funny, I had written months ago to to the athorities about adding sound. I doubt the sound system(s) that are being used can compare to the touch screen system that can individually address up to 10,000 locations over just a single wire being introduced at http://www.environmental-sound-systems.com
....Bet there'll be newsflashes that perverts have been employed there and then they will be inventing even more ideas to invade even more privacy!
There's a website that sells a lot of very inexpensive closed caption television (cctv)
equipment at warehouse prices.
www.gvcards.com
If you know how to set the systems up yourself you can get all the parts from the site
for cheap: video capture cards, dvrs, cameras, coaxial cables everything.
I actually put together a 16 camera system myself for way less than if I had hired a
surveillance company to do it.
There's a website that sells a lot of very inexpensive closed caption television (cctv)
equipment at warehouse prices.
www.gvcards.com
If you know how to set the systems up yourself you can get all the parts from the site
for cheap: video capture cards, dvrs, cameras, coaxial cables everything.
I actually put together a 16 camera system myself for way less than if I had hired a
surveillance company to do it.