20% of UK CCTV could judge your behaviour within 3 years

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

A new CCTV system developed by ‘Agent Vi’ is being installed in some of the UK’s busiest stations, including Clapham Junction and Paddington Station.

The system uses advanced hi-tech monitoring technology to judge behaviour and it is expected that twenty percent all CCTV cameras in the UK will be connected to the system within the next three years.

The technology has been on trial at Liverpool Street station since 2003.

One of the main excuses being given for the use of these cameras is their promise to act as a deterrent against terrorism and to reduce vandalism, by detecting usual behaviour. The technology known as “Video Analytics” will also recognize how a train should look and then react by notifying authorities if the appearance changes.

Again, we see the threat of terrorism being used to advance a Big Brother state.

New York and Rome are also using similar systems, although they have proved less effective during rush hour, diminishing their initial purpose.

Agent Vi have already installed 20 systems in stations across Israel and Transport for London are considering installing more systems, while the overall number of CCTV cameras on the London Underground is expected to reach 12,000 by 2010.

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Posted: Aug 8th, 2007 at 8:33 pm

CCTV « Novus Ordo Seclorum

[...] through your clothes, who knows, you might be a terrorist. How about smart software to be able to judge and predict your behaviour from those warm cuddly cameras you love so [...]

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Posted: Aug 25th, 2007 at 2:18 pm

» Fascist Police State Looms Closer With “Intelligent CCTV”

[...] in the UK to trial the system but a national roll out of the technology is expected, to create 20% of all UK CCTV systems using these methods. So far intelligent CCTV has not proven reliable as recent tests in Germany found face recognition [...]

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Posted: Jun 26th, 2008 at 4:08 pm

The Truth About CCTV « Free Britain

[...] through your clothes, who knows, you might be a terrorist. How about smart software to be able to judge and predict your behaviour from those warm cuddly cameras you love so [...]

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Andy Ganner
Posted: Jun 27th, 2008 at 8:45 am

In one year since this article was published there has only been three responses… by the same person!

Just goes to show how apathetic British citizens have become.

Get back to your social-networking sites and love Big Brother….

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