NPR had a very interesting episode today about A New Way To Patrol The Texas Border The basic idea is that folks who are so inclined can log onto a web site and watch video over the Internet of certain border crossings. If they see suspicious behavior, they can press a button on the page and generate an incident report to the local sheriff who may/may not take action to investigate.
So, who is interested in applying this to loss prevention? With MVaaS, it is trivial to authorize third parties to watch video on your behalf. I could see a system where volunteers could register to watch for certain kinds of transactions and if they find one, submit it to the store owner/operator. Maybe everytime you find a valid incident, you get a free sub/burger/pizza/whatever?
Thoughts?