De massatoezicht van Londen ANPR het snooping
Dinsdag, 22 April, 2008
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Enkel voor het geval dat u dacht dat de Spion Blog niet de beschikbare, zogenaamde „controles en de saldi“ heeft geprobeerd die verondersteld zijn om het onevenredige misbruik van onze privacy en vrijheden te verhinderen, zou u in onze korte correspondentie met geinteresseerd kunnen zijn Bureau van de Commissarissen van het Toezicht, betreffende het functiekruipen van wat verondersteld om „sparen het milieu“ regelingen waren geweest te zijn: de last van de Congestie van Londen en de Streek van de Emissie van Londen Lage, maar die nu in a hebben veranderd gesloten, unaccountable, massatoezicht het snooping regeling.
Rechts. Hon. De heer Christopher Rose
De belangrijkste Commissaris van het Toezicht
Bureau van de Commissarissen van het Toezicht
Postbus 29105,
Londen, SW1V 1ZUCopy via e-mail: oscmailbox@osc.gsi.gov.uk20 September 2007
De beste Heer Christopher,
Ik aan schrijf u met betrekking tot de huidige Automatische Regeling van het de massatoezicht van de Erkenning van de Nummerplaat, die door de Minister Tony McNulty van het Bureau van het Huis op 17 die Juli 2007 werd aangekondigd, „echt - overdrachten van tijd“ de „bulkgegevens“ tussen het systeem impliceert van de Last van de Congestie van Londen die door Vervoer voor Londen in werking wordt gesteld en de Metropolitaanse Dienst van de Politie.
” De minister van Staat, de Afdeling van het Huis (M. Tony McNulty): Ik zou het Huis willen meedelen dat mijn juist hon. De vriend heeft de Minister van Binnenlandse Zaken een certificaat ondertekend om Vervoer voor Londen (TfL) en de Metropolitaanse Dienst van de Politie (MPS) van bepaalde bepalingen van het Akte 1998 vrij te stellen van de Bescherming van Gegevens om de bulkoverdracht van de Automatische Gegevens van de Nummerplaat van de Erkenning (ANPR) van TfL aan MPS te vergemakkelijken. De commissaris van de Metropolitaanse Politie gelooft dat het noodzakelijke toe te schrijven is aan het verdragen, voertuig-gedragen terroristenbedreiging voor Londen. MPS vereist bulkAnpr- gegevens specifiek van de cameranetwerk van TfL in Londen voor de doeleinden van de terrorismeintelligentie en om dergelijke inbreuken te verhinderen en te onderzoeken. De infrastructuur zal de stroom in real time van gegevens tussen TfL toestaan en MPS.As één van de voorwaarden van dit certificaat, zal MPS een jaarverslag aan de Commissaris verstrekken van de Informatie zodat hij kan tevredenstellen dat het persoonsgegeven dat in het kader van het certificaat wordt verwerkt voor het beschermen van nationale veiligheid wordt vereist, en dat om het even welke verwerking die buiten onder een vrijstelling ondernomen wordt die in het certificaat wordt beschreven overeenkomstig het Akte 1998 van de Bescherming van Gegevens wordt uitgevoerd.
Mijn juist hon. Friend the Home Secretary will review the operation of the certificate in three months time when the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police provides her with a separate, interim report so that she can be personally satisfied that the certificate is being operated in accordance with the agreement and that the privacy of individuals is protected. In the coming months, proposals will be developed and discussed across Government to ensure that bulk ANPR data-sharing with the police is subject to a robust regulatory regime which ensures reasonable transparency and scrutiny.”
This is obviously far more than a simple Data Protection Act section 29 Notice request for details about a particular suspect vehicle. The use of Ministerial Certificates must mean Mass Surveillance, presumably on a 24/7 basis, outside of the normal Congestion Charge enforcement period i.e. also at night, at weekends and on public holidays, to cover what would otherwise be “excessive data processing” for a purpose other than which the data was originally collected, without explicit personal consent, thereby flouting the fundamental Principles of Data Protection.
I note that there is no mention in the Ministerial Statement of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, which surely must also apply to this Mass Surveillance project, especially in the light of your comments on Automatic Number Plate Recognition in your first Annual Report,
“11.3 Improvements in technology continue to enhance the capability of those charged with the responsibility of tackling crime. But, as indicated in last year’s report, the speed of change often surpasses the limitations of current legislation. With regard to Automatic Number Plate Recognition, my position is the same as that of my predecessor and I adhere to the view that legislation is necessary to resolve some issues arising from enhanced technological capability.”
Were any of the Surveillance Commissioners consulted about this project before it was announced ?
Have you given your permission for this Mass Surveillance scheme to go ahead, which must catch vast numbers of innocent people and vehicle movements, contrary to the principle of narrowly targeted, proportionate, lawful surveillance under RIPA ?
Yours Sincerely,[name]
[address]
The short reply was frustrating and depressing - we are obviously “little people”, whose concerns and worries, are simply ignored by the bureaucracy and the politicians:
Office of Surveillance Commissioners[name] [address]
1 October 2007
Dear [name]
Thank you for your letter of 20 September about the Automatic Number Plate Recognition mass surveillance scheme.
The Chief Surveillance Commissioner has seen your letter and asked me to reply on his behalf. He notes your interest in these matters but does not think it appropriate to answer your questions.
I am sorry I cannot be more helpful.
Yours sincerely
[name of secretary]
Secretary to the Office of the Surveillance CommissionersOffice of the Surveillance Commissioners
PO Box 29105
London, SW1V 1ZU
Telephone: 020 7828 3421
Facsimile: 020 7952 1788
Web: www.surveillancecommissioners.gov.uk
email: oscmailbox@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
How is this supposed to represent adequate or proper “independent scrutiny” of the vast powers, and function creep of secret state surveillance snooping, which is increasingly and wastefully being directed at millions of innocent people, rather than being targeted proportionately and narrowly at actual terrorist suspects or serious organised criminals ?
Is it any wonder that people are frustrated by, and resentful of, the people and systems which purport to “protect” the public, whilst maintaining their freedoms and liberties, but which do not do so in practice ?
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