WHAT SORT OF COUNTRY IS THIS ?

Word has reached Big Brother Watch of a new paid-to-snoop service which will allow members of he public to monitor CCTV cameras from their own home and alert business owners to shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. Upon alerting business owners to a crime taking place, a text message will be sent to the business owner alerting the of the alleged crime.

With a quarterly membership fee of £12.99, members of the 'Internet Eyes' scheme will be offered to chance to accumulate points in order to obtain cash prizes and awards. Users will receive three points for alerting businesses “to an act they believe may be theft or represent other unlawful or anti-social behaviour” and two for “acting in good faith” in flagging up a supposed ‘incident’ even when “no theft or other unlawful or anti-social behaviour occurred”.

Regardless of whether or not the user identifies any crimes taking place, Internet Eyes will award cash payments to the most prodigious of users. Those using the website for an average of an hour a day will receive a payment of 50 pence per month rising to £1.50 for those online for sixty hours or more.

While Big Brother Watch does not oppose the use of CCTV surveillance in sensitive areas such as airports and ferry terminals, it’s astonishing to think that innocent people out doing their shopping could soon be spied on by an army of busy bodies with an internet connection.

Big Brother Watch has requested a full list of those businesses currently operating the scheme.

By Daniel Hamilton

http://www.bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/home/2010/10/paid-to-snoop-service-launches-.html

STASI BRITAIN 2010 WHERE YOUR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS HAVE BEEN ABOLISHED.

Hat tip Big Brother Watch.