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IS alive and well...............

The Government's vehicle number plate recording system has logged, on average, the details of the previous 200 journeys conducted by every car owner in the UK, it emerged today.

The Automatic Number Plate Recognition database (ANPR) holds 7.6 billion entries, and adds around 14 million number plate images to its records every day.

As the network of 4,000 cameras take pictures of every car on the road, this works out at 200 images for every one of the UK's 38 million motorists. A Freedom of Information request by The Telegraph has also shown that the details can also be passed on to other governments in Europe or even America.

In 2008, the then home secretary, Jacqui Smith signed an agreement to allow the data to be passed on to foreign governments, despite the fact that the system was originally set up to monitor traffic in the early 1990s.

Since then it has expanded to be used for detecting stolen cars, uninsured drivers, untaxed vehicles, but its adaption as an instrument to fight the threat of terrorism has led to accusations that the scheme is abusing motorists' right to privacy.

It has also emerged that the details can be kept on record for as long as the administrators deem is necessary, not for the maximum period of five years as was previously thought to be the case.

If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear.

Or so I'm told !

A Myth, Brian, A Myth..

EVERY ONE has SOMETHING that they would like to be kept quiet.......even if its something in the family from way back........

Bob

Where and when I travel is my business and mine alone unless I am doing something illegal.

I object to data on my life being collected unless it is necessary for a criminal investigation.

It doesnt matter,RMS
if you are doing "nothing wrong",its far too easy to be complacent........its the principle of privacy, and I object to this data gathering as I do the logging of mobile phone activities, not just texts or phone calls but the location is being continually tracked all the time the phone is active... I know that the "cover" used,is for terrorism tracking.....
you cant use the internet without being logged......
you cant walk along a street or go into a shop without being on camera....fortunately most of it is overwritten, but what the government get hold of...........they keep...........JUST in CASE....you MIGHT do something wrong.............and it might not be you ,but someone that looks like you.....

Sorry, didnt realise i'd raised my voice to you,Rms..

Bob