WebSockets, Erlang and shattered glass

Re:WebSockets, Erlang and shattered glass by kiba on Monday March 26, 2012 @02:22PM (#3757948)

Hmm, I wonder how much does it cost for cars to have security camera with batteries and wireless capability to upload video. That's probably a costly and ineffective solution considering the scale of it.

It's better to have parking lot cameras anyway?

Or how about a vibration sensor that trigger a picture capture? Smart thieves would probably get around it but it probably will capture some of the dumb ones, providing deterrence.

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Re:WebSockets, Erlang and shattered glass by adamjernst on Monday March 26, 2012 @02:45PM (#3758060)

Security cameras are everywhere. And soon every car will have a cell radio.

What would be neat is a cross-linked solution: when a window is broken, instead of a noisy useless car alarm, inform the police immediately with a geographic location. Have their systems automatically pull up the nearest security cameras in real-time. Dispatch immediately, and record all of it for later analysis.

All opt-in, of course, so if you don't want the cops knowing about your car you can choose accordingly.

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