From Airstrip One, home of the telescreen, comes this news:
A.I. speed cameras can detect how fast someone is travelling and send a report on the make, model and number plate of a vehicle to the police – but some Brits are concerned over privacy.
And of course, there’s always a willing number of the Terminally Supine who are only too pleased to lick those chains:
Louise Thomas, from Confused.com car insurance thinks it will help improve safety and protect both road users and pedestrians. “A.I. speed cameras will help catch drivers who break the law when behind the wheel, such as driving without wearing a seatbelt or for using their phone,” she said.
And no doubt, she would support compulsory implanting of microscopic ships into drivers’ brains, to cut the cost of the cameras and make surveillance of same much more “efficient”.
As for that “concern over the loss of privacy” thing: I hate to break it to you Brits, but for you that ship sailed so long ago, it’s already begun the return voyage.
Enjoy the taste of metal on your tongues.
