The internet is about to get a new reality game that allows players to tap into the nation’s CCTV cameras to help solve real-life crimes. When Internet Eyes players spot a crime, an SMS and streamed CCTV footage is sent to the camera owner, who is responsible for reporting it to the police. Players are rewarded with cash prizes of up to a grand. The game has been marketed to businesses looking to improve their security, with each camera costing £20 per week. “At least 90% of [UK] CCTV cameras are not being manned at any given time,” says Tony Morgan, co-founder of Internet Eyes. “This could be the best crime prevention weapon there’s ever been.”

Thanks to Zoe Meskell for this story. Zoe hopes she is never caught out on camera

References: TFTS, PSFK, and Daily Mail

image: Mike Langridge, Flickr, http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotdmike/2198562606/

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