Monday, August 13, 2012

A Shape Of Things To Come

NYPD's new super computer system is a joint venture between the city and Microsoft. The system uses data from a network of cameras and allows cops to access information from living video feeds. Bryan Smith for New York Daily News

NYPD Unveils New $40 Million Super Computer System That Uses Data From Network Of Cameras, License Plate Readers And Crime Reports -- New York Daily News

Domain Awareness System is a joint venture between city and Microsoft. Commissioner Ray Kelly says system is able to access information through live video feeds and allow cops to get reading on radioactive substances

The NYPD is starting to look like a flashy, forensic crime TV show thanks to a new super computer system unveiled Wednesday near Wall St.

The Domain Awareness System designed by the NYPD and Microsoft Corp. uses data from a network of cameras, radiation detectors, license plate readers and crime reports, officials said.

“We’re not your mom and pop police department anymore,” Mayor Bloomberg crowed. “We are in the next century. We are leading the pack.”

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My Comment: George Orwell's 1984 is slowly becoming the reality, with no mass outpourings of dissent..

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