Monday, March 10, 2008

New camera sees through clothing

This amazing device detects the natural electromagnetic emissions of material to distinguish any kind of foreign object carried by a person.

Presumably the claim that the device the device doesn't reveal the body means it's calibrated to ignore the wavelengths emitted by flesh.

Fears of a surveillance society are well-founded. It should be possible in the near-term for completely automated surveillance that is able to log the details of a persons movements and associations over a lifetime, now including ones personal possessions.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23554544/

2 comments:

Javenu said...
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Javenu said...

This is very interesting. Combine this with facial recognition, cell phone and RFID tracking, internet monitoring, and DNA databases and they will be able to monitor us like never before!

Land of the free, home of the brave. :)

It borders on a god-like omniscience, to eventually know everything about everyone all the time.