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What Happens In Vegas, Doesn't Stay In Vegas (Anymore)
Submitted by Michael Krieger of Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,
The Intellistreets system has finally come to the corridors of Las Vegas. So what is Intellistreets?
On its website, the system is described as “the only wireless information and control network for sustainability, security and entertainment.” Even more amusing, the company that owns the Intellistreets system is rather appropriately called Illuminating Concepts. The best part is that city officials claim “right now our intention is not to have any cameras or recording device.”
This is far from the first time we have learned about the installation of devices that can record audio and video being surreptitiously put in public places. I covered this late last year with regard to how the Department of Homeland Security was using grants to fund the placement of such devices on buses in my piece: Public Buses Adding Microphones to Record Passenger Conversations.
Now from CNET:
Las Vegas, you see, has invested in Intellistreets. These aren’t streets that carry you along, so that you don’t have to put one foot in front of the other.
Instead, this is a lighting system that, as MyNews3 reported, enjoys “all sorts of fancy features.”
These lights can broadcast messages and play music. Which sounds very Vegas.
However, they have other aspects: they can shoot video and record sound.
This being Vegas, you will understand the words of Neil Rohleder of the city’s Public Works Department: “We want to develop an experience for the people who come downtown.”
But what kind of experience are they truly developing? The company behind Intellistreets, Illuminating Concepts has as its motto: “Assisting in the Creation of Memorable Environments since 1981.” The word “memorable” might interest some.
Las Vegas public works Director Jorge Cervantes told MyNews3 that this was all entirely innocent: “Right now our intention is not to have any cameras or recording device. It’s just to provide output out there, not to get any feed or video feed coming back.”
Indeed, the explanatory video of how the system works spends most of its time presenting a compelling case for its excellence.
Near the end, however, there is this phrase: “Intellistreets also enables a myriad of homeland security features.”
This is what they look like.
Enjoy Big Brother Vegas...
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Orwellian nightmare "Phase II"
1984 was a typo, I think he meant 2013. Orwells here NOW man and he's livin' large!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deuC8GPr31A
i'm sure we'll find out that these cameras and the nsa spying in general is more about blackmail than counter terrorism -
and where better to get dirt on someone than in vegas at 5am
Well, they’ve had a surveillance society in London for a decade (or more) now, and look how save London is. Do you want a lawful society or just society? I think all TRUE patriots understand that “yer either wid us, eer again us”, and if “yer again us” we’re gonna be watchin ya: Country FIRST!
"I think all TRUE patriots........"
In the good ol US of A I feel quite certain that many would argue the term "true Patriot". Some who consider themselves true patriots scare me the hell out of me. Not to mention the litmus test used to define that term to enable one to become one of the monitors/arbiters of lawfull behavior since taken to the exteme, if history is any indicator, such measures inevitably lead to constitutional violations.
"Country FIRST!"
Let me rephrase that, A country that guarantee's individual rights first! Such as ours is supposed to but does not. Once the mechanisms are installed to suppress dissidence they will be used to do just that. No man can avoid violating a law. A priviledged few can avoid being prosecuted.
So TRUE patriots are the ones supporting the surveillance society?
Re: So TRUE patriots are the ones supporting the surveillance society?
How many TRUE patriots are working at the NSA?
What level of drunk and disorderly will be arrestable ? ...not enough jails yet.
The one wearing the hoodie will be drunk and disorderly. The one in the business suit will be just fine. Private Prison contractors, die hard capitalist at heart, should be cumming in their wallets!
She said ..."you're monitored from when you leave your house until you get home"
...I guess she forgot about the NSA, Google, Yahoo, Apple, BBRY etc... they actually ramp it up when you get home
Casinos attempting to catch cheaters before they even set foot in the casino.
Any expectation of privacy in the high dollar Potemkin village of Las Vegas is LUNACY.
But the town is a hot bed of industrial espionage...
http://camover.noblogs.org/spielidee/idea-of-the-game/
CAMOVER the game!
the idea is to destroy as many cctv's as possible!
weeeeeeeeee
btw there are several usa versions of the game too
edit: link
http://www.salon.com/2013/02/15/guerilla_surveillance_camera_destruction...
I guess it won't be long, then,before cameras are given badges.
essentially, they are called drone opperators
Civil discontent, protests (Occupy), vandalism and acts of civil disobedience.
These are the stepping stones to Revolution, each triggered by increasingly powerful and misguided attempts by Authority to control the Populace rather than listen to them.
Isn't that what "Cool Hand Luke" was thrown into the chain gang for?
"Is it safe?"..............Zell
Yet another totally ridiculous and stupid idea gets traction and is accepted as a valid "security measure".
Living out in the middle of nowhere is beginning to sound better all the time.
It's not to regulate crime. It's to spy on their security groups. So if you are part of the security groups (police/garda/private) consider that now everything that you say, do and dance to in Vegas can and will be used against you as blackmail.
That's all the system is meant to do. Fences don't keep people honest. There are put there to keep the staff in the lines.
We have cameras on the stop lights here in Boise, ID. Twice in the last month, a bike rider and a pedestrian were hit and killed. Both times the driver left the scene. Both drivers were caught within days because of those cameras. The cameras were uncomfortable at first sight, but as long as they are not being abused, I can live with them.
Re: but as long as they are not being abused, I can live with them
Good point, and good example of the conflict between liberty and lawfulness.
I too support traffic cameras as the assholes are taking over the road. Personally, I'd just shoot the redlight runners and speeders on the spot but I may be a bit extreme.
Good point, and good example of the conflict between liberty and lawfulness.
Not really, no one is debating between whether or not striking a pedestrian should be illegal, rather we're debating about the extent to which the law may go to monitor those who have committed no crime.
What if he needed striking?
Redlight camera supporters need to do their homework. In Fl Goldman Sachs was one of the first backers of a Redlight camera company helping homestead Fl. violate the the applicable law at the time. Red light cameras increase accidents at intersections. Red light cameras are used by municipalities as revenue generators and numerous municipalities have put liens on homes and vehicles for failing to pay a red light ticket. Numerous Florida municipalities freely violated state law using them with no accountability. It is so bogus as to be laughable. The proof of their lack of efficacy is legion. FUcking google it! Or ask any motorcycle rider who suffers most from their failures!
Re: Redlight camera supporters need to do their homework.
I agree that cameras are a poor substitute for cops with guns to enforce traffic laws. Personally, I'd just have cops at intersections and if somebody is speeding or runs a red-light the cops would just shot them on the spot. I admit I'm a bit extreme about punishing asshole traffic law criminals tho.
Most cops I see at an intersection are to busy looking at their in vehicle computers (as if they are immune from the inattentional blindness that can strike an airline pilot or submarine captain) to notice. I can not depend on a red light camera or a cop to save my ass. I do have a very nice get back whip I am not adverse to using. But then as with snakes, you rarely see the one that gets ya. hmmmmm, a camera on every bush maybe.
I have never heard of any one getting a ticket here for running a red light because of the cameras. As I say, as long as they are not being abused, they are ok. There is way to much paranoia in this country now. If big brother really wants to monitor you, they don't need cameras or microphones or drones.
"I have never heard of any one getting a ticket here for running a red light because of the cameras."
Have you checked?
"As I say, as long as they are not being abused, they are ok. "
Since you are not aware of any issued tickets how do you know they are not being abused? Would you consider placing a lean on a mans home for failure to pay a two mule towns redlight fine punishment to fit the crime or "abuse" of the law? Have you researched the subject at all or are you basing your opinion on, oh gee wiz why not?
" big brother really wants to monitor you, they don't need cameras or microphones or drones."
It is not a question of what they can or can not do. It is a question of what is right!
as long as they are not being abused
Good luck with that...
It is not about catching criminals, its about preserving the status quo in the event that the 'I've had enough' crowd makes a move.
Watching day in the live traffic... lol
Crawl back in your hole troll
This is exactly the sentiment that erodes autonomy and fuels leviathan. It is no different than attempting to curtail our natural right to possess firearms. It's unfortunate that some people abuse them and go on shooting sprees (or, in this case, strike pedestrians with a vehicle), but the liberal solution (government intervention) inevitably proves worse than doing nothing about it. If you actually desire freedom, then there are tradeoffs you must accept.
I upped ya but redlight and other observance vehicles are not "liberal" solutions. They are totalitarian, facist, solutions and in the case of "redlight cameras" vehicles by which to extort more money from the ignorant! Let the fucking down vote begin!
If it is an expansion of government intrusion/influence, then it is by definition liberal... The specific flavor matters not.
Re: If you actually desire freedom, then there are tradeoffs you must accept.
Yeah, that's the problem with freedom, the assholes ruin everything.
Societies have a tough time regulating the assholes. Hell, even in high-school the asshole ruined things.
True, but exchanging the thugs that are bullying me now for assholes with a badge who bully me isn't exactly my idea of a solution... Societies have a very rough time regulating the assholes, however one doesn't stop being an asshole simply because he begins working for the state.
Over the course of the last 50 or so years, how many "hit and run" accidents at corners occured where the "suspect" was NEVER found?
One? Probably. Ten? Maybe. Three hundred? Highly statistically improbable.
So, before you traded your freedom for the protection of Big Brother, the crimes were never solved?
Really? Cops in your area don't do forensics, issue BOLOs, catch criminals that are NOT on camera?
Clueless, just like all the fools back in the 80s that cowed to Reagan and allowed warrant-less searches, lying to your face undercover cops, and 20 year sentences for plant possession.
"If you're not breaking the law, you have nothing to worry about."
Ya' know who else said stuff like that? Jewish business owners circa 1935, '36, '37, etc.
We have exactly the representation that we deserve. Jim proves it.
> I can live with them.
Assholes are like cockroaches ... they can live with anything.
This is fun.. insanity in the EU...
GREECE AND TROIKA "MILES APART" ON FISCAL MEASURES, FINANCE GAPS
GERMANY - GRAND COALITION WORKING GROUP MULLING REFERENDUMS FOR POLICY TRANSFERS TO EU, USE OF GERMAN MONEY
ECB'S ASMUSSEN: POSSIBLE TO REMOVE MIN RESERVE REQUIREMENT
#China Deploys Its H-6K Bomber With #Nuclear Armed Cruise Missiles
http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/111113-678744-china-deploys-bom...
The sound of lovely soothing music playing while being tracked by big brother...Reminds me of the scene in Silence of the Lambs when Hannibal lecter slices the guards face off.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3nIw30hn4U
So now, I guess, the only thing that stays in Vegas after I leave is my money.
Doubt even that stays in Lost Wages. Within 24 hours it is in the hands of a Mafia Don in NYC or Chicago.
Lol. Wonder what this will do to federal marshals trying to sell a rat on the merits of the witness protection program.
Your money and a complete log (including photos) of all you did, who you met,where you went, and what you spoke about.
Thats not so bad now, is it?
"Enjoy Big Brother Vegas..."
Is there supposed to be a comma in there, or is Taylor simply plugging a trip to Sin City?
Not just vegas, Seattle as well
http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/you-are-a-rogue-device/Content?oid=18...
""The question is: How well can this mesh network see you?
How accurately can it geo-locate and track the movements of your phone, laptop, or any other wireless device by its MAC address (its "media access control address"—nothing to do with Macintosh—which is analogous to a device's thumbprint)? Can the network send that information to a database, allowing the SPD to reconstruct who was where at any given time, on any given day, without a warrant? Can the network see you now?
The SPD declined to answer more than a dozen questions from The Stranger, including whether the network is operational, who has access to its data, what it might be used for, and whether the SPD has used it (or intends to use it) to geo-locate people's devices via their MAC addresses or other identifiers.""
Naperville, Illinois installed a vast mesh network across our whole city for mandatory "smart meters." The installation was forced by police action (arresting two young moms) to monitor our minute to minute energy use. I did a FOIA for the data collected for 1 month, and it was 208 pages long. The data was analyzed by a fellow citizen and she told me when we got up, what we were doing (making coffee, dishwasher etc), when we left, returned home and when we went to bed. She also looked at the month and told me exactly when we were out of town. Next comes "smart" meters for water and natural gas. Of course, the mesh network will provide for some tasty survelience on each of the citizens as we travel about the city. No my friends, they are inside our homes. Check out the capabilities of Samsung's "smart TV" and their "disclaimers."
We are fighting in Federal Court and can use some help, not that we have a justice system anyway.
www.napervillesmartmeterawarenss.org/
people cant have privacy because the safety. was a summary of the big brother after they have a meeting behind close door becouse of the safety
Check this out. The most transparent TOTUS lol.. President Obama uses security tent wherever he travels to ensure secrecy | South China Morning Post
We're so far down the rabbit hole TOTUS has to talk in a tent in the middle of his hotel suite...
Here's another Orwellian nightmare. » DHS Funds Installation of White Boxes That Can Track Population of Entire City Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!
Re: We're so far down the rabbit hole TOTUS has to talk in a tent in the middle of his hotel suite...
Could be worse... At least it's not the cone of silence.
The cone of silence!
Aaaaaand (freedom)... it's gone!
Welcome to the New Amerika! Long live the USSA.
Here's another system installed in Seattle with DHS money: http://www.infowars.com/dhs-funds-installation-of-white-boxes-that-can-t...
Oops, YenCross just posted this, above.
There's an old book by Mario Puzo call Fools Die that says that the FBI has had continuous video and audio recording of Las Vegas airport area since the 1970s. Las Vega draws criminals like sh!t draws flies.
I have a hate/love with these kinds of things.
These kinds of things are just more evidence of the war they're waging against us and the corruption that they represent.
However, to the degree these treasonous scumbags become dependent on such "technology," they are more vulnerable when the time comes to remove them.
What's are the odds that "Intellistreets" is 'tribe' owned?
Sorry but if you go to Las Vegas you are being recorded everywhere you go 24/7 except the can and your hotel room and not so sure about those two places either.
The Illiminati....
Dammit I live in vegas turst me there are surveillance and recording devices EVERYWARE on busses, cabs, ATMs, limos, casinos, traffic lights ect. Orwells 1984 has been going on for a long time now the thing is we are just now noticeing it.
I'm sure there will be a growing market for "anti-spy" gadgets and clothing, like coats and hoods which hide your face, small electronic gadgets which offer somekind of ECM - electronic counter measure to block listening devices or that electronically jam these devices, or may a small device that emits, naked to the human eye, a light that "blinds" the cameras. A whole new technological arms race between government and citizen. Of course they'll just make a law against it and throw you in the private prison system, but it's worth a try....
People need to vote with their pocketbooks! If people stopped going to Las Vegas and voting their APPROVAL of the increasingly ominous surveillance state, then this sort of activity would be stopped inits tracks.
People need to vote with their pocketbooks! If people stopped going to Las Vegas and voting their APPROVAL of the increasingly ominous surveillance state by contributing their hard earned money, then this sort of activity would be stopped inits tracks.
Las Vegas should be spending its dwindling funds on schools, hospitals and new water mains. Building a few storm resistant emergency shelters on high ground would be a good investment in public safety. Instead, aided by Federal Homeland Security matching funds, the city wastes its money on buying stuff like snooper streetlights from a company connected to the crooks in Washington, D.C.
What happens in Vegas...stays in DC.