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Old 11-12-06, 03:45 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Number plate cameras illegal?

Could be good news for some:
CCTV Core » Concerns About Legality of Number Plate Cameras

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The chief surveillance commissioner, Sir Andrew Leggatt, has advised that automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras could be operating illegally and the Home Office is now reviewing their legal status.

In his annual report to the Prime Minister and Scottish Ministers, the chief surveillance commissioner warned that ANPR cameras could be considered as covert surveillance, making them illegal. He advised that legislation may be required to provide a framework for the use of the latest technological advances.
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Old 11-12-06, 06:29 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: Number plate cameras illegal?

Unfortunately it seems under UK law, the end justifies the means - that's how Lincolnshire police got away with random breath tests and bugging private interviews between suspects and lawyers.
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