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Topic: Total information awareness and the all-seeing eye
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Wintermute
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posted 06-16-2013 12:22 PM
    
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A new camera developed by the Pentagon's research arm was highlighted in a recent special on PBS' "Nova" in an episode called "Rise of the Drones." It's a camera system so detailed it can discern specific movements and even what a subject is wearing.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA's) Autonomous Real-Time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance Imaging System (ARGUS) has 1.8 billion pixels (1.8 gigapixels), making it the world' highest resolution camera. The sensors on the camera are so precise, PBS stated it is the equivalent to the capabilities of 100 Predator drones in a medium city.
Spy Drone Can See What You are Wearing From 17,500 Feet (youtube)
So one Argus sensor at 17.5k ft can cover a 15 sq mi area, resolve to 6 inches, AND with the storage they say they have, can store at least 3 days of this hi-res video footage. Imagine what could be covered by a drone equipped with several of these sensors in an array, or multiple drones with multiple sensors.
Then imagine integrating this with the various emerging forms of ground based surveillance and tracking tech linked to biometric/background databases. The potential for abuse is limitless. Introduce sufficiently powerful AI with pattern recognition and prediction, and we have the makings of all kinds of corporatocratic abuse and tyranny. Thoughts? -------------------- Verdammt durch das Fleisch. Gerettet durch das Blut.
Posts: 519 | From: Qwghlm | Registered: Dec 1999 | IP: Logged
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Wintermute
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posted 06-16-2013 06:44 PM
It would be the same for me too, but computer programs don't get bored. It's been estimated that the average American citizen unknowingly breaks 3 federal criminal laws and commits several misdemeanors or civil violations in the course of a day. A GPS chip or just a simple routine embedded into your car's blackbox would make it easy to detect and report all kinds of traffic violations including speeding, changing lanes without signaling, or not fastening your seat belt. Most forms of communication are recorded and can easily be parsed for violations such as downloading copyrighted material like HBO's season finale of Game of Thrones, connecting to your neighbors unprotected wireless AP, or simply having a hacking utility on your computer.Maybe one day it will be possible for surveillance to detect that you have a Pringles cantenna in your home which is illegal in California. Or they may be able to determine that you spent the afternoon selling 10 cent lemonade in the park with your daughter, but failed to pay the $50/day permit to do so. I'm only talking about one type of abuse of surveillance that would enable governments to further criminalize and fleece their citizens. There are certainly other more nefarious things that can be done. -------------------- Verdammt durch das Fleisch. Gerettet durch das Blut.
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Wintermute
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posted 06-22-2013 01:24 PM
I believe in the government too. It clearly exists as we are subjected to its myriad forms of tyranny on a daily basis. However, I absolutely do not trust it and neither should you. With that said, I know that you are prevented from exercising your 1st Amendment right under threat of being thrown into some military dungeon al la whistle blower Bradley Manning, so I will not push the subject.But I also view the speed limit as a suggestion, but with the militarized approach and everyone's-a-criminal attitude of the police lately, I try to obey the laws as much as is necessary to stay under the radar so to speak. == Interesting link towards that point. Police Chief explains how the academy trains officers to treat everyone like they are criminals. [ 06-22-2013: Message edited by: Wintermute ] -------------------- Verdammt durch das Fleisch. Gerettet durch das Blut.
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Wintermute
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posted 06-24-2013 01:00 AM
I am of a vastly different opinion on these matters, obviously. I won't get into the increasing reports of senseless police brutality across the nation nor will I delve into how our president has hurt and is hurting our nation far more than any whistle blower could possibly dream of doing.This guys is like the 7th 'leaker' to be charged with espionage by this administration. This administration and the gov't in general is clearly corrupt and full of liars who have an agenda that does not have the American peoples' interest at heart. And that's a ridiculous understatement for the sake of amity. I digress as no one else with a concurring or dissenting opinion is chiming in. -------------------- Verdammt durch das Fleisch. Gerettet durch das Blut.
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