Well, that was the idea. Plymouth man Roger Moore was caught speeding in a hire car, but decided that faking CCTV pics of his own car sitting on his drive would prove he'd already collected his car and driven home, and therefore was not the man hammering the hire car. Read More >>
Featured comment by strongp:
"I can sympathise with him.
In my (extensive) experience parking enforcement and moving traffic offences are used by local authorities to raise rev..." More »
Here's an odd fact. HMRC has the right to monitor what websites you use, see where and when phone calls were placed and know the date and time of your emails. And it made over 14,000 of these snooping requests last year. Read More >>
Featured comment by chrissmith6:
"I agree - If you think about it pragmatically as opposed to on principle then it has no effects on the average taxpayer and is by no means a step in d..." More »
If you've ever had the sneaking suspicion smooth-faced mannequins were secretly watching you while you shop, you're probably just paranoid. But you might also be right. According to reports by Bloomberg, some high-end retailers are already rolling out models that watch you shop with secret cameras. Read More >>
Featured comment by bradroeger:
"I was walking through a shopping centre once and swore I saw one of the mannequins move. Turns out they did as it was performer hired by the shop." More »
Google's released its twice-yearly transparency report, and there's one message within it that rings loud and clear: the US government is spying on us harder than ever. Read More >>
Featured comment by JulianT:
"I will agree this is a fundamental disagreement because in my opinion the world and human civilisation has altered so much in even the last 200 years ..." More »
As if the prospect of being watched by security cameras wasn't unsettling enough, they may not only be watching you. Computerised surveillance software currently under development will also let them predict what you're about to do.Read More >>
Featured comment by dbltax:
"When this gets implemented I'm gonna start taking obscure routes, walking on my hands, crawling, skipping sideways and maybe even dressing like the ba..." More »
America is supposed to wind down its war in Afghanistan by 2014. But U.S. forces may continue to track Afghans for years after the conflict is officially done. Palm-sized sensors, developed for the American military, will remain littered across the Afghan countryside -- detecting anyone who moves nearby and reporting their locations back to a remote headquarters. Some of these surveillance tools could be buried in the ground, all-but-unnoticeable by passersby. Others might be disguised as rocks, with wafer-sized, solar-rechargeable batteries that could enable the sensors to operate for perhaps as long as two decades, if their makers are to be believed. Read More >>
Featured comment by tro11:
"Not if the rock is planted by British agents:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/19/fake-rock-plot-spy-russians?intcmp=239" More »
A newly developed surveillance technology will help cops, spooks, and businesses review huge troves of security footage in the blink of an eye. Remember the crazy technology from The Bourne Identity? It could be here as early as next year. Read More >>
Thomas McMartin sure does love the ladies—especially when they are in various states of undress. He's such a fan that he allegedly installed a motion-activated spy camera in a women's changing room. And guess who's picture was on said camera when authorities discovered the device. Read More >>
Featured comment by Magic Robot:
"The best bit about this story is after he is charged with felony unlawful surveillance and burglary. He’s pleading not guilty. What a spud." More »
If you're looking into becoming an enterprising criminal, don't be like these guys. Why? Because these two super slick robbers stole security cameras... without bothering to steal the security cam's footage. Meaning they were recorded stealing by the items they stole. Read More >>
We're all screwed according to Julian Assange and now he's revealed a new subsection of Wikileaks to prove it. "The Spyfiles" will specifically deal with surveillance and privacy violations, releasing documents related to the global activities of cyber spooks and the technology used to intercept your most private of Facebook messages. Read More >>
If you're a wealthy, militant despot of a nation and your sovereignty is slipping away, Wikileaks has discovered that you can attempt to prevent an uprising by hiring a network of spies who operate in the private sector and will keep tabs on citizens who threaten your reign. Read More >>
Featured comment by udimion:
"Oh My God!! There are companies who sell technology to countries which allows them to keep a check on the people who live there. I am stunned, truly s..." More »