Hovering Camera for Surveillance

[Gorgon]

UK police

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Police in Britain are conducting trials on a small battery-powered, radio-controlled helicopter called the Microdrone that comes with a camera and a loudspeaker. The manufacturer's demonstration video points out that the copter works as a peeping tom device. (Not that the police would ever misuse it.)

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4jtguSF0n4[/YOUTUBE]

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[Tollbooth Willie]

Huh, I've never noticed that flashlight above the scanner before.

 

[Krynn72]

I can see that thing getting shot down (and I mean literally) by people who notice it spying on them.


Also, the first thing I thought of was this:

Cant be a good sign for the state of our governments.

 

[Godron]

They'll probably just arrest a load of speeding motorists with it. As worrying as this is though, I can't help thinking it's pretty damn impressive.

 

[kirovman]

Huh, I've never noticed that flashlight above the scanner before.

What, the thing that blinds you when you first start playing the game?

Also, the UK government does a lot of surveillance and data collection.
I guess we're just lucky that they couldn't supervise a paper bag. Double edged sword.

They'll probably just arrest a load of speeding motorists with it. As worrying as this is though, I can't help thinking it's pretty damn impressive.

I don't see how. Current speed detection equipment is only accurate within 10% (allegedly) , so how could a gliding object of indeterminate speed, location and altitude measure accurately the speed of cars which would hold up beyond reasonable doubt in court?
Plus as I said, the government is regularly incompetent.

 

[jverne]

seriously that's pretty ****ed up...it has an incredible resolution and steadiness!

i guess it's relatively cheap so shooting it down would really not get you far. and besides a gun shoot will give you away and how many people own a gun? + it has a GPS which will lead the cops on you.


the sunbathing woman is a good example how this is gonna get abused.


this is some serious shit going on!!

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

What, the thing that blinds you when you first start playing the game?

Also, the UK government does a lot of surveillance and data collection.
I guess we're just lucky that they couldn't supervise a paper bag. Double edged sword.

I always figured it came from the eye.

 

[kirovman]

I like how the gyroscope corrects the position as the guy pushes it. I had a similar experience with a blimp at work.

 

[jverne]

I like how the gyroscope corrects the position as the guy pushes it. I had a similar experience with a blimp at work.

where do you work?

 

[mindless_moder]

wow , you guys are pretty serious about surveilance eh?.
i think the highres cam is just for testing , they cant afford to store images at that quality ...

 

[noQ]

haha, perv-bot.

 

[Atomic_Piggy]

I don't mind CCTV at all. If it stops a terroist attack, or catches a criminal, or whatever, then I'm all for it. The only thing I'd object to is having it inside our houses. That would suck ass.
1984 ftmfw! if your not a prole...

 

[Azner]

Uugh.

Any legal claims if it hits you or something?

 

[Instinct]

This thing is actually .. kida cute ..
Pretty useless, but cute.

 

[Shodan]

I like how the gyroscope corrects the position as the guy pushes it. I had a similar experience with a blimp at work.

Mabye this thing will start chasing people too?

Actually the rotor blades could make that kinda messy..

 

[spunge]

catching them could be a fun hobby

 

[586FAC75]

What an awesome piece of kit, bet it's a noisy little thing though.

perv-bot.

Win.

 

[Reginald]

They used one at V festival to catch drugs. If they had used one at Reading, it would have been battered out of the sky and shit on.

 

[hungryduck]

creepy.....

 

[Sulkdodds]

Despite the implications for general liberty and government power that's pretty cool. D:

Of course, it won't just be used to strengthen an orwellian police state! Such devices will likely see employment in the emergency services, in disaster relief, in documentary filming...the benefits outweigh the drawbacks!

 

[Smoke]

This thing is actually .. kida cute ..
Pretty useless, but cute.

Small = cute, right? :thumbs:

Mabye this thing will start chasing people too?

Actually the rotor blades could make that kinda messy..

This + holographic interface = win.

You could chase a bunch of chavs down the road all night long.

 

[Cheomesh]

Dude that thing is freaking awesome! I want one!

 

[jverne]

You could chase a bunch of chavs down the road all night long.

lol.10char

 

[Cheomesh]

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKSlVhgoNME&mode=related&search=[/YOUTUBE]

Can has manhack?

 

[Planetary]

If you shoot it does it drop an HEV battery?