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16th May 2012 Issue no. 120
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Internet Eyes is watching
A website which pays the public to monitor live commercial CCTV footage online has been launched in Devon.
According to a report by the BBC News Internet Eyes will pay up to £1,000 to subscribers who regularly report suspicious activity such as shoplifting. Managing director Tony Morgan said the scheme would reduce crime and help prevent other anti-social behaviour. But civil liberties campaigners say the idea is "distasteful" and encourages private citizens to spy on each other.
The company intends to stream live footage to subscribers' home computers from CCTV cameras installed in shops and other businesses.
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