Comments on: Please turn out the lights… http://superhighwayman.com/2008/06/18/please-turn-out-the-lights/ I am small and I don’t eat much... Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:55:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael http://superhighwayman.com/2008/06/18/please-turn-out-the-lights/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Michael Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:17:08 +0000 http://web.uknet.com/blog/michael/2008/06/18/please-turn-out-the-lights/#comment-42 I know I shouldn't laugh about even more invasions of privacy but this little series of headlines made me laugh - You don't need to read the articles to get the idea, just the 3 headlines that happened over the course of a couple of weeks. First: http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/uk-police-plans-to-use-unmanned-drones-for-routine-monitoring_100308519.html "London, Jan. 23 (ANI): The British police is planning to employ the controversial unmanned spy drones for the “routine” monitoring of antisocial motorists, protesters, agricultural thieves and fly-tippers." Next: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/8510370.stm "Police on Merseyside have made their first arrest using thermal imaging cameras on the force's drone. The technology on board the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) tracked one of two men suspected of stealing a car in the Bootle area. " And finally: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1251422/Police-ground-40-000-drone-amid-claims-used-illegally.html "Police ground unmanned drone after aviation chiefs claim £40,000 gadget was used illegally to make landmark arrest." How can you not giggle... Really! I know I shouldn’t laugh about even more invasions of privacy but this little series of headlines made me laugh – You don’t need to read the articles to get the idea, just the 3 headlines that happened over the course of a couple of weeks.

First:
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/uk-police-plans-to-use-unmanned-drones-for-routine-monitoring_100308519.html

“London, Jan. 23 (ANI): The British police is planning to employ the controversial unmanned spy drones for the “routine” monitoring of antisocial motorists, protesters, agricultural thieves and fly-tippers.”

Next:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/8510370.stm

“Police on Merseyside have made their first arrest using thermal imaging cameras on the force’s drone.
The technology on board the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) tracked one of two men suspected of stealing a car in the Bootle area. ”

And finally:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1251422/Police-ground-40-000-drone-amid-claims-used-illegally.html

“Police ground unmanned drone after aviation chiefs claim £40,000 gadget was used illegally to make landmark arrest.”

How can you not giggle… Really!

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