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jakeXT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 03:09 PM Original message |
Street Lights Double As Surveillance |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
1. What's the difference between a streetlight doing that, or a person |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. The difference is cost, and ubiquity. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 03:38 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Wow, that's a bit of a leap, if you ask me. |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 03:47 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I'd rather not have either, thanks. I'd rather live in a peaceful neighborhood. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 03:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Who the hell wouldn't "rather live in a peaceful neighborhood?" |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Ever notice how often these days its the cops who shoot the grandchild in the crib? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 10:12 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Really? Not where I'm from. Most of the drive-bys are criminals, not cops. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:27 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Specifically which essential liberty is being given up? |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:54 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. The liberty to go about a law-abiding life un-surveilled |
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Desertrose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
2. Seriously, do cops NEED to see everything we do?? |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 03:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. No, actually, they DON'T. |
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Dawson Leery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
3. And OnStar has a passive listening capacity. |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 03:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Telephones can be used as passive monitors. |
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Dawson Leery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 03:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. If I am in my car or place of residence, I have the right to privacy. |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 03:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. you can also unplug or power down. That works for VOIP and wireless too. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 06:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
23. Actually, they can't. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
10. Sometimes that can be a good thing |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 03:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. But....but.... |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:58 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. One targets a very specific illegal activity. The other one targets everyone. Hope that helps. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 10:09 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. The other doesn't "target" anyone. It simply notes that there's a crowd in a location. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 07:02 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. It's really ingenious |
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chrisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
12. Solution to the debt problem - let companies play advertisements through them |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
16. Surveillance in public places is fine with me |
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jakeXT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. The video in the link says that you won't be able to tell the difference between a normal light |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
18. Police state USA, |
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backtoblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
22. Big Brother is watching... |
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