BBC: US launches online border patrols

[blackhorse]

US launches online border patrols

A US state has begun testing a website that aims to police illegal immigration by offering web users surveillance footage from the Mexican border.

The site intends to give web users the chance to virtually patrol the Texas border and contact the authorities if they spot seemingly illegal crossings.

Only eight of more than a dozen cameras installed were initially working.

Texas Governor Rick Perry, who launched the scheme, asked for "forgiveness" for early technical difficulties.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6115932.stm

[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. only 8 of 12 cameras work!

:rofl:

who the hell did they hire? The low bidder, or the congressman's son's company? :rofl:

disclaimer: I used to sell security systems, including video. It's NOT rocket science.


ok. one more... :rofl:

[blackhorse]

2. Solicitation to be informants

"The site intends to give web users the chance to virtually patrol the Texas border and contact the authorities if they spot seemingly illegal crossings."

Maybe they'll start offering bounties for successful arrests next.

BH

[petronius]

3. Even better, maybe next they can install the cameras on streets

and public places, and after that they can put them in our houses - you've nothing to fear if you're not doing anything wrong; right, Citizen?

:sarcasm:

[keopeli]

4. The slipery slope: Americans tolerate 24 hour video monitoring.

News, by definition, is always after the fact. It's safe to assume that we are being monitored quite often and in quite unexpected places today.