Britain + 50 years
Discussion
elster said:
I'm edging towards V for Vendetta
I like your style. Things seem to be going OT.
Some evidence of totalitarianism ( If you dont know, totalitarianism (or totalitarian rule) is a concept used to describe political systems where a state regulates nearly every aspect of public and private life)
Smart CCTV cameras could 'hear' crimes
"The researchers say artificial intelligence software could be used to adjust the position of CCTV cameras to point towards crime scenes by 'listening out' for the sound of breaking glass or crowd noises. They say cameras could rotate to focus on the relevant area within just 300 milliseconds, helping camera operators spot suspicious behaviour more quickly"
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=1...
US Army sniper detector to be used on UK streets
"The system uses a sophisticated network of microphones to identify the location from which gunfire or explosions originate. Utilising GPS (global positioning system) technology, the sensors tell an accompanying "bird's eye" video system where to zoom in, giving police officers a view of the action and potentially identifying criminals."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2497707/US-Army-sn...
Shami Chakrabarti of the civil rights group Liberty on the microchipping of UK prisoners
"If the Home Office doesn't understand why implanting a chip in someone is worse than an ankle bracelet, they don't need a human-rights lawyer; they need a common-sense bypass."
http://www.naturalnews.com/023481.html
Smart cctv plus facial recognition
"Smart CCTV is the combination of video surveillance with facial recognition technology and is used for face finding, face recognition and face tracking. Advances in facial recognition technology, using faceprints based on facial geometry, has been significant. According to Visionics Corporation, it is now possible to search one million faceprints per second with an error rate of less than one percent. Contextual factors such as lighting, expression and profile have no real impact if the image is of good quality "
Met Police officers to be 'microchipped'
Every single Metropolitan police officer will be 'microchipped' so top brass can monitor their movements on a Big Brother style tracking scheme, it can be revealed today. According to respected industry magazine Police Review, the plan - which affects all 31,000 serving officers in the Met, including Sir Ian Blair - is set to replace the unreliable Airwave radio system currently used to help monitor officer's movements.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-558597/Met...
I cant work out why people dont get riled by this info!
Whats it going to be like in 50 years?
benzo said:
Smart cctv plus facial recognition
"Smart CCTV is the combination of video surveillance with facial recognition technology and is used for face finding, face recognition and face tracking. Advances in facial recognition technology, using faceprints based on facial geometry, has been significant. According to Visionics Corporation, it is now possible to search one million faceprints per second with an error rate of less than one percent. Contextual factors such as lighting, expression and profile have no real impact if the image is of good quality "
Whats it going to be like in 50 years?
They are using this technology at the Beijing Olympics for high security entrances - they have scanned in all of the competitors faces."Smart CCTV is the combination of video surveillance with facial recognition technology and is used for face finding, face recognition and face tracking. Advances in facial recognition technology, using faceprints based on facial geometry, has been significant. According to Visionics Corporation, it is now possible to search one million faceprints per second with an error rate of less than one percent. Contextual factors such as lighting, expression and profile have no real impact if the image is of good quality "
Whats it going to be like in 50 years?
It can also track people, even when wearing a disguise (ie beard, hat etc).
Thankfully, the UK seems unable to deliver large scale IT projects anywhere near on time, so 50 years sounds about right
benzo said:
"Smart CCTV is the combination of video surveillance with facial recognition technology and is used for face finding, face recognition and face tracking. Advances in facial recognition technology, using faceprints based on facial geometry, has been significant. According to Visionics Corporation, it is now possible to search one million faceprints per second with an error rate of less than one percent. Contextual factors such as lighting, expression and profile have no real impact if the image is of good quality "
Lets optimistically assume that "less than one percent" equates to 0.1%. Lets also assume they have a database of 100,000 criminals. 0.1% of 100,000 is 100.As you walk down the street and the CCTV notices you, it scans their 100,000 criminal database in 0.1 seconds and matches you with 100 known criminals. And this is supposed to be a good thing?
+ 50 years.
Hopefully a far more libertarian society, acceptance there is never something for nothing. That meritocracy is the best way to run society, commerce and state. Personal responsibility reigns over the nanny state ideals of 'society' providing all.
As for technology, it will finally coverge, be ubitiquous and idiotproof.
If I see it, I'll be 87.
I think 5-15 years time will be when it kicks off, the great argument of our time will be how far to we want the state to run aspects of our lives and how much do we want business to do it? This axiom has been the struggle between left and right for over 50 years and I think it's coming to a head. Whatever the next government does will hopefully settle the argument.
Hopefully a far more libertarian society, acceptance there is never something for nothing. That meritocracy is the best way to run society, commerce and state. Personal responsibility reigns over the nanny state ideals of 'society' providing all.
As for technology, it will finally coverge, be ubitiquous and idiotproof.
If I see it, I'll be 87.
I think 5-15 years time will be when it kicks off, the great argument of our time will be how far to we want the state to run aspects of our lives and how much do we want business to do it? This axiom has been the struggle between left and right for over 50 years and I think it's coming to a head. Whatever the next government does will hopefully settle the argument.
Oh and as for where we'll be in 50 years time, I think people will have either
1) Been brainwashed through the education system and accept what the government tells them
or
2) the public will have had enough of lying politicians and the rape of the british public and we'll have had a revolution
I kind of hope for 2, however going by recent events (taxation galore and the erosion of civil liberties) and the failure of the british to stand up, I imagine 1) is more likely and we'll end up oppressed.
1) Been brainwashed through the education system and accept what the government tells them
or
2) the public will have had enough of lying politicians and the rape of the british public and we'll have had a revolution
I kind of hope for 2, however going by recent events (taxation galore and the erosion of civil liberties) and the failure of the british to stand up, I imagine 1) is more likely and we'll end up oppressed.
United Kingdom will have been dissolved and reformed.
Burning stuff for energy/ transport will be looked back on as we do to b&w TV.
Parliament as we know it won't exist. Dunno what type of government will replace though.
Will still be a world leading financial centre.
Cliff Richard will still be realeasing Chrismas singles.
Burning stuff for energy/ transport will be looked back on as we do to b&w TV.
Parliament as we know it won't exist. Dunno what type of government will replace though.
Will still be a world leading financial centre.
Cliff Richard will still be realeasing Chrismas singles.
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