Texas To Enlist Web Patrol

Web vigilantes will soon have their chance to be virtual citizens on patrol once Texas implements its plan to place webcams along its 1000 mile Mexico border. Gov. Rick Perry called the setup a "virtual wall." The idea is simple. Internet users can tune in to border cams, operating 24 hours a day with night vision capabilities, and keep an eye out for what appears to be illegal border crossings. Then they can narc by calling a toll-free number. Texas doesn't generally worry about so-called "Big Brother" concerns. After all this is the state where one can be arrested for being drunk in a bar. The plan is expected to cost about $5 million to the state, part of a larger $100 million campaign called "Operation Rio Grande." From This could become more popular than bird watching. Drag this to your Bookmarks. Add to document.write("Del.icio.us") Yahoo My Web