Hush! Hush! Whisper who dares!
November 27th, 2006 Posted in Mundane musings
The idea of using audio surveillance at the Olympics is being considered among proposals for enhancing security at the Games, well-placed sources have told [BBC] Five Live.
The devices would be able to pick up conversations up to 100 yards away.
But details of how the system might be used have not been worked out.
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Isn’t this a brilliant idea and so simple too? After all, the defining characteristic about terrorists is their tendency to discuss their plans in the street. Manpower could be an issue, I know, what with you needing to recruit half the country to spy on the other half, but it’s a great way to encourage Brits to learn a foreign language.