Pre-crime
Could Soldiers Be Prosecuted for Thought Crime?
Submitted by MichaelVail on Mon, 04/21/2008 - 5:59pm.
The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is funding a number of technologies that tap into the brain's ability to detect threats before the conscious mind is able to process the information.
FBI posts fake hyperlinks to snare child porn suspects
Submitted by MichaelVail on Fri, 03/21/2008 - 6:33pm.
The FBI has recently adopted a novel investigative technique: posting hyperlinks that purport to be illegal videos of minors having sex, and then raiding the homes of anyone willing to click on them.
Berlin Scientists Developing Precognition Brain Scanner To End Terrorism
Submitted by MichaelVail on Sat, 05/26/2007 - 1:17am.
Berlin: It is a machine that is in the midst of a controversy. A machine many might fear. It is a high resolution brain scanner developed by John Dylan Haynes and a team of researchers at Berlin's Bernstein center for Neuroscience.
The brain scanner, the developers say can read people's intentions, before they act.
Liverpool police get mini-Black Helicopter: Hicam Microdrome looks like a toy but has military reconnaissance capabilities
Submitted by MichaelVail on Mon, 05/21/2007 - 11:06pm.
The era of Robocop - and perhaps of the surveillance society - came a step nearer today with the announcement that Merseyside plods have started trialling a flying police robot.
The scally sky-patrolman, unlike military kill-bots such as the US Reaper, isn't intended for any active role. It is purely an observation platform, mounting CCTV with a range of imaging options.
The intelligent CCTV system that can weed out the villains
Submitted by MichaelVail on Mon, 04/16/2007 - 3:47pm.
CCTV cameras that detect potential offenders and then "tail" them are being tested in British shopping centres. The £7,000 "Bug" is fitted with a ring of eight cameras that gives a panoramic view of a street. The footage is scanned by sophisticated software which can identify 50 behaviour traits that indicate whether somebody is acting or loitering in a suspicious manner. When a suspect is spotted, a ninth camera automatically locks onto them and follows their movements.
Presumed Guilty: Big Brother Britain To Monitor Children For Signs Of Criminal Behavior
Submitted by MichaelVail on Wed, 03/28/2007 - 12:10am.
All children could face compulsory checks to discover if they are at risk of turning into criminals, the Prime Minister announced today.
The controversial proposal came as part of a wide-ranging review of crime and security policy published by 10 Downing Street.
Pre-crime Security System Targets Suspicious Characters "Before" Crime Occurs
Submitted by MichaelVail on Wed, 01/10/2007 - 11:43pm.
Baltimore, MD (AHN) - Cernium Inc.'s new technology in video-surveillance systems provides information on suspicious behavior "before" the crime. This behavior-recognition software zones in on suspicious characters and warns the security staff.
John Hopkins University utilizes the security system at its Homewood campus. The results have been astounding, with bike thefts reduced from 25 in 2005 to three in 2006 and crime dropping 20 percent.
John Hopkins University utilizes the security system at its Homewood campus. The results have been astounding, with bike thefts reduced from 25 in 2005 to three in 2006 and crime dropping 20 percent.
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