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Talking CCTV Scheme: Big Brother Says 'Stop Picking Your Nose Now, Robert'

In an attempt to make its people behave better on the streets, the British Government is to roll out a talking CCTV camera scheme. The (not-so-)good citizens of the northern town of Middlesbrough have already been subjected to the idea, which is to stick a loudhailer on top of various CCTV cameras and get control center staff to tick off unsavory members of society who are caught indulging in anti-social behavior. This can be anything from littering the streets, drunk and disorderly behavior, fighting and (probably) doing The Sex with that girl you picked up in your local "niterie" half an hour ago. More »

6:48 AM on Wed Apr 4 2007
By www.gizmodo.com
2,559 views, 16 comments

Latest by soul_grind: if they are gonna have all these cameras everywhere, recording our every move, then personally I'd rather they shouted at people. Given the choice between: (a) Drunken yobs kick me repeatedly in the head.. the footage is used at their trial.. more »