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Police Given Access to Congestion-Charge Cameras

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the creep-hard-to-stop dept.

The BBC is reporting that anti-terror Police officers in London have been given live access to the "congestion charge cameras", allowing them to view and track vehicles in real time. This is a change from the original procedure that required them to apply for access on a case-by-case basis. "Under the new rules, anti-terror officers will be able to view pictures in "real time" from Transport for London's (Tfl) 1,500 cameras, which use Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology to link cars with owners' details. But they will only be able to use the data for national security purposes and not to fight ordinary crime, the Home Office stressed."

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  1. The best part. by Radon360 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    only be able to use the data for national security purposes and not to fight ordinary crime, the Home Office stressed

    Yeah, for now.

    1. Re:The best part. by Nightwraith · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Yep. And they weren't to be used for National Security purposes when installed.

      This is why you don't give a mouse a cookie...

  2. Jean Charles de Menezes by tsbiscaro · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The offices can't even tell the difference between 2 photos. Jean was murdered by London officers after they mislead him with a Muslim terrorist that lived at the same building. An officer took a picture of Jean, sent to the police headquarters, and they said: "that's it, he's our man". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Charles_de_Menez es