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UK police tracking motorists

UK police tracking motorists

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The UK government is considering giving police full access to data collected from traffic cameras in order to track the movement of cars. The proposal was revealed in a leaked Home Office document and follows previous comments by Home Office Minister Tony McNulty that real-time data from London's 1,500 traffic cameras would be handed over to police on a trial basis, Reuters reports.

Under the current set-up, police have to request permission to access data from the number-plate reading cameras on an individual basis, but according to the leaked document this rule could be abolished permanently.

Such a move would give police the power to monitor drivers without any conflict and has been condemned by civil rights groups as just another step towards a ‘big brother’ society. Conversely, a spokesman from the Home Office explains that by giving police access to the automatic car recognition data events like the recent London car bombings could be prevented.



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  1. By Tecca Posted: 7/20/2007 1:23am PDT

    Evidence that the people in the UK have completely lost it. They\'re not even willing to fight for their rights!
    And to think they ruled half the world a hundred years ago.
     
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  2. By Tim N Posted: 7/20/2007 10:32am PDT

    Oh dear, Tecca!

    Comments born out of ignorance, I'm afraid. Imagine trying to fight for your rights in America or any of the other so-called 'civilised' countries and you'd soon see who'd 'lost it'.
     
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