Internet eyes

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Just seen a write up in the times, members log on and watch live cctv footage.
If they notice a crime they click the alert button and the shopkeeper gets a message, ie kid in red cap just put sweets in his pocket.
For each 'collar' they get points and the monthly points winner gets a cash prize of up to a grand.
I see it as a good idea but wonder about the data protection act?
http://interneteyes.co.uk/

[crankedup]

Making Britain a safer place per chance? Its a wind up, right.

[Marf]

Ooh a telescreen monitoring the proles, monitored by the proles!

[FourWheelDrift]

Lazy policing.

[Scraggles]

good idea for those at home with nothing to do, wtf has data protection got to do with it ?

[madala]

crankedup said:

Making Britain a safer place per chance? Its a wind up, right.

....NO....it was in the Sunday Times.....got to be true.....

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Scraggles said:

good idea for those at home with nothing to do, wtf has data protection got to do with it ?

Might not be data protection but what law is it which stops you broadcasting peoples images without their permission?

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stitched said:

Might not be data protection but what law is it which stops you broadcasting peoples images without their permission?

no law, better ban tv companies from making films in public then ?

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Scraggles said:

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Might not be data protection but what law is it which stops you broadcasting peoples images without their permission?

no law, better ban tv companies from making films in public then ?

So why are some peoples faces obscured in documentaries etc?

[FourWheelDrift]

http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/publicspaces

UK Film Council said:

You do not need to ask passers-by for permission to feature their faces in a film. Under UK law, the copyright of film shot in a public place resides with the filmmaker.

Documentaries with blurred faces are usually because they are involved in legal cases (Police, camera, action type programmes) or they are innocent passers-by who are blurred so that they are not thought of as being involved in crimes or undercover officers. Or those involved in a practical joke (Trigger Happy TV style) and have asked not to have their faces shown.

Can't think of many other cases.

[Tiggsy]

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Scraggles said:

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Might not be data protection but what law is it which stops you broadcasting peoples images without their permission?

no law, better ban tv companies from making films in public then ?

So why are some peoples faces obscured in documentaries etc?

how do you think police camera action, etc gets made? Or any TV shoot with a high street in it!

[Kinky]

FourWheelDrift said:

Lazy policing.

And you have to pay to join too

[MX7]

The Mexican border uses something similar.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/23/texas-...

If people can really be bothered to do it, it's a good idea.

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U.K. is already the most camera over populated Country in the world, and now its suggested to have frenzied do-gooders linking into them. Jeeeeez.

[TheButler]

Hi All
Sorry to jump in on this forum. My wife and I actually own the shop featured in this artical. Shop lifting is one of the biggest problems we face on a daily basis. It's not always as easy as facing up to a youngster thieving a Mars bar. There are some unsavoury characters we have to deal with. I have yet to confront a shoplifter who is stealing out of need. It's always out of greed. Any tool that can help us tackle this problem I welcome with open arms. I am also a subscriber to Internet Eyes myself, but I certainly would not describe myself as a dogooder. Dogooders help people who don't deserve help. I would describe these people as gooddoers. Its common knowledge that the theives have worked out that small family run business cannot afford to have their CCTV monitored, so they take advantage of this. All Internet Eyes does is redress this problem.

[FranKinFezza]

Sounds wide open to abuse.

(oh i just saw [insert person you don't like here] doing xyz Q inconvenience and annoyance to said person!)

I trust all "viewers" are positively vetted beforehand?

[cazzer]

MX7 said:

The Mexican border uses something similar.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/23/texas-...

If people can really be bothered to do it, it's a good idea.

Awesome idea....link it to these mounted on turrets and you could charge people to play

[TheButler]

I am not affiliated to the site in any way. I have just signed up for the trial. My wife was featured in the Sunday Times because it happens that a man in Italy spotted someone stealing from my shop and I was interested in the opinions of other people. I Googled "internet eyes +sunday times" and this site was listed about third. Obviously to contribute to the debate I needed to sign-up. As it happens I am also interested in performace cars so I will stay around. We have yet to have a negative opinion from any of our customers but I am always interested in other peoples views whether I agree with them or not. I just wanted to put our side to why we think Internet Eyes is a great idea.