[privacy] BBC: CCTV could track branded suspects

[Dave Dittrich]

Juha-Matti Laurio wrote:
> This sounds interesting:
> 
> "Brands on the clothes of suspects...

Yeah, until you realize that (a) tags can be taken off
of clothes, (b) you can buy a name brand jacket at
Goodwill for $5, wear it once, and throw it away,
and (c) millions of people buy products with logos
on them.

I think they'd get a better return by hiring more
police officers to put on the streets than invest
millions in high-tech logo-recognition systems.

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