Forgot your password?  London Police Equipped With 360-Degree
Cams 244  Posted by kdawson from the you-couldn't-make-it-up
dept. OriginalArlen writes, "In a story so surreal I had to
check the primary source, the Register reports that the (London,
UK) Metropolitan Police are trying out the use of eight tiny
cams, mounted in the police helmet, to provide 360-degree
evidence gathering in the event that an officer witnesses a
crime. The press release also gives more evidence of the stealth
spread of ubiquitous ANPR systems across the country as a spin-
off 'benefit' to the London car congestion-charging scheme,
which is likely to be rolled out across the country in the next
few years. Are we already living in a Panopticon Society?"
According to this report from the information commissioner for
Great Britain, yep.  London Police Equipped With 360-Degree Cams
Comments Filter:   • by Jawood (1024129) on Tuesday November 21,
2006 @05:16PM (#16939354) Journal      I can't find anywhere
that mentions if the cops have