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- From: colint@spider.co.uk (Colin Tinto)
- Newsgroups: alt.security
- Subject: In car security idea
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.121446.26720@spider.co.uk>
- Date: 21 Dec 92 12:14:46 GMT
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- OK, so I know this group is usually computer related security, but just for a
- wee change...
-
- An idea:
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- Car crime is on the increase (in the UK anyway). Insurance premiums are
- getting ridiculous. What can be done about it ?
-
- Well, in this technology filled age - why not put a closed circuit video
- system in your car ?
-
- All it needs is a small camera pointing at where a driver would sit, and
- a normal alarm trigger system to start the small video recorder hidden
- somewhere out of sight. The camera would be hidden as well, maybe behind
- the dashboard...
-
- I have seen cameras (with output directly to a video) that are less than
- 1 inch in diameter, and about 2 or 3 inches long. OK, so these would be
- a bit expensive, but it would be worth it to protect a BMW or Merc worth
- 40 or 50 thousand dollars.
-
- This would result in a lot more car theifs getting caught, and a reduction
- in crime.
-
- OK, so some would eventually wear a mask or something, but they would look
- rather suspicous driving around in one...
-
-
- ---
-
- OK, its Christmas, I'm bored, and I'm rambling :-)
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