Scotland Yard need cameras in every home

The head of Scotland Yard Bernard Hogan-Howe призывает homeowners and businesses to install surveillance cameras. New entries from crime scenes will help to find a match with the database of 12 million images of suspects. The camera should be mounted at eye level, says Hogan-Howe: it will use face recognition technology.





Camera Location is important for the police, because now the database contains 12 million people, and the absence in most of the movies of his own face - instead often remove the head from above - prevents the use of face recognition technology in these records. Hogan-Howe said that if representatives of business can not afford to purchase new cameras, they can install available at eye level. Hidden camera disguised as watches, clothes hooks, mirrors and thermometers can be purchased for £ 40, adds the head of Scotland Yard.

The call Bernard Hogan-Howe condemned fighters for privacy. They point out that this is similar to the developments on George Orwell, and so society will be a continuation of the police. Acquisition of images with faces of people who are not suspects, jeopardizing the safety of everyone. Many bookmakers use surveillance cameras to look for robbers and swindlers, and encouraging owners of private houses to install cameras undermine the confidence of the people - they do not feel safe. A study conducted at the Police College, showed that video surveillance only reduces vandalism and theft, but does not stop the violence. The most valuable weapon crimes - a neighborhood watch and street lighting.



In these frames - armed with a poker 18-year-old Aaron Bradford, snuck into someone's house and had spent 13 hours in the closet, hiding from the owners and the police. After that, he stole camera, laptop and some cash, but have not noticed a surveillance camera - video helped find the culprit, I suspect in an armed robbery, use of a credit card stolen from the bag and bank details of another person - their offender used to get a loan and buy 45 mobile phones.





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Source: geektimes.ru/post/247034/

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