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Eyeball spy turns the tables on Big Brother

By Paul Marks

7 April 2009

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A gaze-tracking camera system analyses the gaze of CCTV operators as they work to highlight any neglected screens

(Image: fishmonk, stock.xchng)

Editorial: Who watches the watchers?

AN ORWELLIAN nightmare it may be to many of us, but CCTV is a boat full of holes to the organisations that pay for it. That’s because the people watching CCTV images back in the control rooms often have too many screens to monitor at once, and so may miss the criminal or antisocial activities they are there to spot.

To the rescue of Big Brother’s limited attention capabilities come Ulas Vural and Yusuf…

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