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9 February 2012

The Internet is watching you

9 February 2010

Whether the Internet represents the greatest boon to freedom of expression, or the most powerful tool of government surveillance yet developed, is the subject of ongoing debate.

But a new twist to the old conundrum recently emerged, in the form of a proposed service named Internet Eyes, which promises to allow the public to spy on itself.

Described as an ‘online instant event notification system’, the Internet Eyes service proposes that businesses volunteer direct links to their CCTV feeds to be viewed by members of the public who have registered with the website. Users who successfully catch criminals in... read more...

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