Saturday, April 10, 2010

Don't mention the 'explosive' diarrhea you picked up on your trip.

If you are boarding a plane within the European Union you may want to watch what you are saying, as under a new security programme someone is likely to be listening in...
 
The EU is funding a new security program which will be monitoring "suspicious" behaviour on airplanes in Europe. 

The project, designed to combat terrorism, uses a combination of cameras, microphones, explosives detectors and a sophisticated computer system which would give a pilot early warning of any danger. 

Brussels is funding research at Reading University at the moment and the project could be rolled out within the next few years. But the work has alarmed civil liberties campaigners who fear the growth of the big brother state. (more)