Big Brother is watching you

On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 20:40:06 +0100, fred wrote:

> On Wednesday, in article
> <[email protected]>
> [email protected] "Dave Fawthrop" wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 19:35:20 +0100, [email protected] (fred) wrote:
>>
>>| What were you saying about the petrol stations only dialing 999 if they
>>| choose dickhead?
>>
>> That is what Look North said, I watched and listened with interest.
>>
>> But the URL definitely does *not* say that the database is owned by the
>> police. It does *not* say that numbers are sent to the police.
>
> Here is a direct quote cut and pasted from the URL I gave.
>
> "PC Mick Warburton, Bradford forecourt crime officer, said: "During
> trials that have been held the sites have been averaging six alerts a
> day from the police database."
>
> It looks a lot to me like the URL definitely *does* say that the
> database is owned by the police.

It'll be a typo Fred. They meant to type "petrol company" but it wordwrapped
and the "Word-O-Wrap" hyphenation software inserted "police". Easy to do.

--
John Bean

I tried to wrestle my inner demons once... but they used to many illegal
holds (Amanda McAllister)
 
On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 21:30:09 +0100, [email protected] (Steve Firth)
wrote:

| fred <[email protected]> wrote:
|
| > This is a pilot scheme being run in Bradford, eventually the police could
| > have machines in every filling station allowing them to track and record
| > the movements of every car in Britain.
|
| Bwhahahahahahahaha... you haven't encountered the average police IT
| department have you? Getting a ZX spectrum to print "Hello" would tax
| their abilities to the limit.
|
| Big Brother won't be at home while the people expected to implement the
| software are paid peanuts.

The bit of software which finds a number plate in a large picture and then
reads it is a very neat bit of software. Mind you I bet the algorithm was
developed by a commercial company.

Holmes is also a very neat bit of software.

Dave F
 
On Wednesday, in article
<1ggxn94.q4bu6h1io22rcN%%steve%@malloc.co.uk>
[email protected] "Steve Firth" wrote:

> fred <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > This is a pilot scheme being run in Bradford, eventually the police could
> > have machines in every filling station allowing them to track and record
> > the movements of every car in Britain.
>
> Bwhahahahahahahaha... you haven't encountered the average police IT
> department have you? Getting a ZX spectrum to print "Hello" would tax
> their abilities to the limit.

I wouldn't like to comment on the techical abilities of Britains finest
while there are those on the group far more knowledgeable than I but I
would have imagined that those matters would be handled by the firm
which makes the machines.

--
ô
õçîd
 
On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 21:30:09 +0100, [email protected] (Steve
Firth) wrote:

>fred <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> This is a pilot scheme being run in Bradford, eventually the police could
>> have machines in every filling station allowing them to track and record
>> the movements of every car in Britain.
>
>Bwhahahahahahahaha... you haven't encountered the average police IT
>department have you? Getting a ZX spectrum to print "Hello" would tax
>their abilities to the limit.

I remember well the various reactions I've had when I've tried to
report to the Police something that has happened on the Net somewhere
:) It's bloody difficult and I'm still not sure they understood what
I was saying after hours of speaking to people!

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In article <[email protected]>, Dave Fawthrop
<[email protected]> writes
>Your URL does *not* say that the database consulted belongs to the
>police. There is nothing to stop the petrol companies setting up their
>own database.

They hack into the police national computer to get the information on
cars involved in crime do they Dave, I think plod would have something
to say about that because I don't think they give out that info., even
to Mega-Rich multinationals, erm, erm........

Mike

--
Michael Swift We do not regard Englishmen as foreigners.
Kirkheaton We look on them only as rather mad Norwegians.
Yorkshire Halvard Lange
'46 M Y++ L+ U KQ+ c B+ P99S P00S p+ Sh++ S(BAR) R(HD5)
 
On Wednesday, in article
<1ggxn94.q4bu6h1io22rcN%%steve%@malloc.co.uk>
[email protected] "Steve Firth" wrote:

> fred <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > This is a pilot scheme being run in Bradford, eventually the police could
> > have machines in every filling station allowing them to track and record
> > the movements of every car in Britain.
>
> Bwhahahahahahahaha... you haven't encountered the average police IT
> department have you? Getting a ZX spectrum to print "Hello" would tax
> their abilities to the limit.

I wouldn't like to comment on the techical abilities of Britains finest
while there are those on the group far more knowledgeable than I but I
would have imagined that those matters would be handled by the firm
which makes the machines.

--
ô
õçîd
 
On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 21:30:09 +0100, [email protected] (Steve
Firth) wrote:

>fred <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> This is a pilot scheme being run in Bradford, eventually the police could
>> have machines in every filling station allowing them to track and record
>> the movements of every car in Britain.
>
>Bwhahahahahahahaha... you haven't encountered the average police IT
>department have you? Getting a ZX spectrum to print "Hello" would tax
>their abilities to the limit.

I remember well the various reactions I've had when I've tried to
report to the Police something that has happened on the Net somewhere
:) It's bloody difficult and I'm still not sure they understood what
I was saying after hours of speaking to people!

--
To email me remove ".lartsspammers"
http://www.kingqueen.org.uk
 
In article <[email protected]>, Dave Fawthrop
<[email protected]> writes
>Your URL does *not* say that the database consulted belongs to the
>police. There is nothing to stop the petrol companies setting up their
>own database.

They hack into the police national computer to get the information on
cars involved in crime do they Dave, I think plod would have something
to say about that because I don't think they give out that info., even
to Mega-Rich multinationals, erm, erm........

Mike

--
Michael Swift We do not regard Englishmen as foreigners.
Kirkheaton We look on them only as rather mad Norwegians.
Yorkshire Halvard Lange
'46 M Y++ L+ U KQ+ c B+ P99S P00S p+ Sh++ S(BAR) R(HD5)
 
On Wednesday, in article
<1ggxn94.q4bu6h1io22rcN%%steve%@malloc.co.uk>
[email protected] "Steve Firth" wrote:

> fred <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > This is a pilot scheme being run in Bradford, eventually the police could
> > have machines in every filling station allowing them to track and record
> > the movements of every car in Britain.
>
> Bwhahahahahahahaha... you haven't encountered the average police IT
> department have you? Getting a ZX spectrum to print "Hello" would tax
> their abilities to the limit.

I wouldn't like to comment on the techical abilities of Britains finest
while there are those on the group far more knowledgeable than I but I
would have imagined that those matters would be handled by the firm
which makes the machines.

--
ô
õçîd
 
On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 21:30:09 +0100, [email protected] (Steve
Firth) wrote:

>fred <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> This is a pilot scheme being run in Bradford, eventually the police could
>> have machines in every filling station allowing them to track and record
>> the movements of every car in Britain.
>
>Bwhahahahahahahaha... you haven't encountered the average police IT
>department have you? Getting a ZX spectrum to print "Hello" would tax
>their abilities to the limit.

I remember well the various reactions I've had when I've tried to
report to the Police something that has happened on the Net somewhere
:) It's bloody difficult and I'm still not sure they understood what
I was saying after hours of speaking to people!

--
To email me remove ".lartsspammers"
http://www.kingqueen.org.uk
 
In article <[email protected]>, Dave Fawthrop
<[email protected]> writes
>Your URL does *not* say that the database consulted belongs to the
>police. There is nothing to stop the petrol companies setting up their
>own database.

They hack into the police national computer to get the information on
cars involved in crime do they Dave, I think plod would have something
to say about that because I don't think they give out that info., even
to Mega-Rich multinationals, erm, erm........

Mike

--
Michael Swift We do not regard Englishmen as foreigners.
Kirkheaton We look on them only as rather mad Norwegians.
Yorkshire Halvard Lange
'46 M Y++ L+ U KQ+ c B+ P99S P00S p+ Sh++ S(BAR) R(HD5)
 
On Wednesday, in article
<1ggxn94.q4bu6h1io22rcN%%steve%@malloc.co.uk>
[email protected] "Steve Firth" wrote:

> fred <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > This is a pilot scheme being run in Bradford, eventually the police could
> > have machines in every filling station allowing them to track and record
> > the movements of every car in Britain.
>
> Bwhahahahahahahaha... you haven't encountered the average police IT
> department have you? Getting a ZX spectrum to print "Hello" would tax
> their abilities to the limit.

I wouldn't like to comment on the techical abilities of Britains finest
while there are those on the group far more knowledgeable than I but I
would have imagined that those matters would be handled by the firm
which makes the machines.

--
ô
õçîd
 
On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 21:30:09 +0100, [email protected] (Steve
Firth) wrote:

>fred <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> This is a pilot scheme being run in Bradford, eventually the police could
>> have machines in every filling station allowing them to track and record
>> the movements of every car in Britain.
>
>Bwhahahahahahahaha... you haven't encountered the average police IT
>department have you? Getting a ZX spectrum to print "Hello" would tax
>their abilities to the limit.

I remember well the various reactions I've had when I've tried to
report to the Police something that has happened on the Net somewhere
:) It's bloody difficult and I'm still not sure they understood what
I was saying after hours of speaking to people!

--
To email me remove ".lartsspammers"
http://www.kingqueen.org.uk
 
In article <[email protected]>, Dave Fawthrop
<[email protected]> writes
>Your URL does *not* say that the database consulted belongs to the
>police. There is nothing to stop the petrol companies setting up their
>own database.

They hack into the police national computer to get the information on
cars involved in crime do they Dave, I think plod would have something
to say about that because I don't think they give out that info., even
to Mega-Rich multinationals, erm, erm........

Mike

--
Michael Swift We do not regard Englishmen as foreigners.
Kirkheaton We look on them only as rather mad Norwegians.
Yorkshire Halvard Lange
'46 M Y++ L+ U KQ+ c B+ P99S P00S p+ Sh++ S(BAR) R(HD5)
 
On Wednesday, in article
<1ggxn94.q4bu6h1io22rcN%%steve%@malloc.co.uk>
[email protected] "Steve Firth" wrote:

> fred <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > This is a pilot scheme being run in Bradford, eventually the police could
> > have machines in every filling station allowing them to track and record
> > the movements of every car in Britain.
>
> Bwhahahahahahahaha... you haven't encountered the average police IT
> department have you? Getting a ZX spectrum to print "Hello" would tax
> their abilities to the limit.

I wouldn't like to comment on the techical abilities of Britains finest
while there are those on the group far more knowledgeable than I but I
would have imagined that those matters would be handled by the firm
which makes the machines.

--
ô
õçîd
 
On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 21:30:09 +0100, [email protected] (Steve
Firth) wrote:

>fred <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> This is a pilot scheme being run in Bradford, eventually the police could
>> have machines in every filling station allowing them to track and record
>> the movements of every car in Britain.
>
>Bwhahahahahahahaha... you haven't encountered the average police IT
>department have you? Getting a ZX spectrum to print "Hello" would tax
>their abilities to the limit.

I remember well the various reactions I've had when I've tried to
report to the Police something that has happened on the Net somewhere
:) It's bloody difficult and I'm still not sure they understood what
I was saying after hours of speaking to people!

--
To email me remove ".lartsspammers"
http://www.kingqueen.org.uk
 
In article <[email protected]>, Dave Fawthrop
<[email protected]> writes
>Your URL does *not* say that the database consulted belongs to the
>police. There is nothing to stop the petrol companies setting up their
>own database.

They hack into the police national computer to get the information on
cars involved in crime do they Dave, I think plod would have something
to say about that because I don't think they give out that info., even
to Mega-Rich multinationals, erm, erm........

Mike

--
Michael Swift We do not regard Englishmen as foreigners.
Kirkheaton We look on them only as rather mad Norwegians.
Yorkshire Halvard Lange
'46 M Y++ L+ U KQ+ c B+ P99S P00S p+ Sh++ S(BAR) R(HD5)
 
On Wednesday, in article
<1ggxn94.q4bu6h1io22rcN%%steve%@malloc.co.uk>
[email protected] "Steve Firth" wrote:

> fred <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > This is a pilot scheme being run in Bradford, eventually the police could
> > have machines in every filling station allowing them to track and record
> > the movements of every car in Britain.
>
> Bwhahahahahahahaha... you haven't encountered the average police IT
> department have you? Getting a ZX spectrum to print "Hello" would tax
> their abilities to the limit.

I wouldn't like to comment on the techical abilities of Britains finest
while there are those on the group far more knowledgeable than I but I
would have imagined that those matters would be handled by the firm
which makes the machines.

--
ô
õçîd
 
On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 21:30:09 +0100, [email protected] (Steve
Firth) wrote:

>fred <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> This is a pilot scheme being run in Bradford, eventually the police could
>> have machines in every filling station allowing them to track and record
>> the movements of every car in Britain.
>
>Bwhahahahahahahaha... you haven't encountered the average police IT
>department have you? Getting a ZX spectrum to print "Hello" would tax
>their abilities to the limit.

I remember well the various reactions I've had when I've tried to
report to the Police something that has happened on the Net somewhere
:) It's bloody difficult and I'm still not sure they understood what
I was saying after hours of speaking to people!

--
To email me remove ".lartsspammers"
http://www.kingqueen.org.uk
 
In article <[email protected]>, Dave Fawthrop
<[email protected]> writes
>Your URL does *not* say that the database consulted belongs to the
>police. There is nothing to stop the petrol companies setting up their
>own database.

They hack into the police national computer to get the information on
cars involved in crime do they Dave, I think plod would have something
to say about that because I don't think they give out that info., even
to Mega-Rich multinationals, erm, erm........

Mike

--
Michael Swift We do not regard Englishmen as foreigners.
Kirkheaton We look on them only as rather mad Norwegians.
Yorkshire Halvard Lange
'46 M Y++ L+ U KQ+ c B+ P99S P00S p+ Sh++ S(BAR) R(HD5)
 
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