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UK Council Surveillance

PostAuthor: BobHelm » April 17, 2009, 8:58 am

3 linked stories from the BBC this week.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/engl ... 343445.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7230476.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7964411.stm

Anyone that thought that "1984" was a piece of fiction had better think again - although the book predicted it slightly earlier than it actually happened....
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PostAuthor: Aardvark » April 17, 2009, 10:52 am

Aren't we all glad we live else where :shock:
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Re: UK Council Surveillance

PostAuthor: Ricky » April 17, 2009, 1:07 pm

Bob, Is this a development on your story above? It looks like the Home Secretary is giving some suitable guidance:-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8003123.stm

Extract:
Council 'snooping power' reviewed

Councils in England and Wales should not use surveillance powers to target minor offences such as dogs fouling pavements, the home secretary has said.

Jacqui Smith was speaking as the Home Office launched a review of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.
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Re: UK Council Surveillance

PostAuthor: Ter » April 17, 2009, 1:57 pm

Bob, you perhaps would not be surprised to know that he was not far off the mark, One of my first jobs when I came to london Was the install of ATM , cctv and data for what was then the midland bank, and that was in the late seventies early eighties I still am involved with cctv to a point, If we meet up next month I will tell you about what they get upto now, but not here.
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