But there are concerns about “function creep” after it was revealed that Automatic Numberplate Recognition Cameras stored 7.6 billion national journeys on a police database in Hendon.

Dylan Sharpe of Big Brother Watch, said: “Average speed cameras are just a new form of surveillance and now there's nowhere you can escape their beady eye.

"ANPR cameras started off in the City as a response to the IRA bombings but have grown into a general traffic monitoring tool and the next step will be toll charging...

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Anonymous scottc said...
when will people really raise their voice on this and other related concerns? never.

so we can look forward to our current regime being (eventually) replaced by antoher equally criminal regime.

we never learn. maybe we can't.