spy cameras

[Alan Olsen]

On Tue, 8 Dec 1998, Vladimir Z. Nuri wrote:

> >From :
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=001036222020742&rtmo=VqqqD8sK&atmo=kkkkkkku&P4_FOLLOW_ON=/98/12/3/ecnspy03.html&pg=/et/98/12/3/ecnspy03.html
> - -
> Smart spy cameras on the way
> 
> By Patrick Hook
> 
> POLICE scientists are close to a major breakthrough that will allow CCTV
> cameras to "recognise" criminal activity.

Why does this remind me of the book "Agent of Chaos" by Norman Spinrad?

For those of you who have not read the book (and you should), the
uber-police state was run by a master computer that could "recognise
criminal behaviour" and immediatly kill anyone engaged in such activities.
You find out later that it is not quite what it seems.

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