Also "Newton`s wake" by Ken MacLeod. A funny and thought provoking novel about those left behind after the hard rapture. Meet the combat archeologists. When you are investigating tech abandoned in the first few seconds of singularity best to carry a plasma rifle.
The UK uses ANPR for this too. Here you have to get home office type approval for a camera to perform a specific function. Data must be deleted ASAP if no offence can be proved. An ANPR speed camera must remove any non-offending data as soon as possible. A surveillance camera connected to the PNC must delete data within 48 hours unless the plate is black listed. The congestion charging cameras can only transmit a hashed VRM and can only store data if an offence happened. ( so it is possible to track backwards a vehicle with a known numberplate). A camera that is used outside it`s approved function cannot provide admissible evidence.
I know of only two times when the police used ANPR data outside of it`s defined spec. Once when a WPC was shot in Bradford and recently when there was an attempted bombing. The police need to act quickly if they need to use a type approved device outside it`s designed function.
The new law makes it faster for the police to gain access when they need to.
Stressing this out is required because there are a lot more cameras here. The UK has laws that protect against data being kept for longer than is needed. I can understand the home office reaction that police might need access to ANPR cameras that might have security concerns...BUT it`s good to keep an eye on them in case of abuse.
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This is pretty close to the plot of "Old mans war". After a certain age you can volenteer to join the armed forces.
Shorry about that. it`s the chilli. Gives me an endorphin rush
You might want to check out the book "The greatest show on earth" by Richard Dawkins. It`s a short summary of all the evidence for evolution.
For anyone not wearing augmented reality goggles.
Also "Newton`s wake" by Ken MacLeod. A funny and thought provoking novel about those left behind after the hard rapture. Meet the combat archeologists. When you are investigating tech abandoned in the first few seconds of singularity best to carry a plasma rifle.
The UK uses ANPR for this too. Here you have to get home office type approval for a camera to perform a specific function. Data must be deleted ASAP if no offence can be proved. An ANPR speed camera must remove any non-offending data as soon as possible. A surveillance camera connected to the PNC must delete data within 48 hours unless the plate is black listed. The congestion charging cameras can only transmit a hashed VRM and can only store data if an offence happened. ( so it is possible to track backwards a vehicle with a known numberplate). A camera that is used outside it`s approved function cannot provide admissible evidence. I know of only two times when the police used ANPR data outside of it`s defined spec. Once when a WPC was shot in Bradford and recently when there was an attempted bombing. The police need to act quickly if they need to use a type approved device outside it`s designed function. The new law makes it faster for the police to gain access when they need to. Stressing this out is required because there are a lot more cameras here. The UK has laws that protect against data being kept for longer than is needed. I can understand the home office reaction that police might need access to ANPR cameras that might have security concerns...BUT it`s good to keep an eye on them in case of abuse.