街道视图点头提示要求保密性监视人改革

星期五， 2009年4月24日

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沮丧在几年涉嫌的不妥协以前与怨言打交道关于保密性违犯的新技术，活动家要求政客调查和改革信息委员的Office (ICO)。

基于伦敦的施压团体保密性国际(PI)认为ICO的反应这个星期对怨言关于Google街道视图是最后的秸杆。

给街道观看所有清楚在数据保护行动之下，管理者昨天认为： “在世界，许多人啾啾叫， Facebook和blog持常识态度对它也许导致的街道视图和相对地有限的保密性闯入是重要的”。

PI尖锐批评了决定，要求它显示了它有成为的“正式政策”在ICO不妨碍商业利益。小组要街道视图暂停，当问题在它的法律地位和它面孔弄脏的有效率时技术被回答了。

“手套现在是”， Davies说PI西蒙主任。 “在十年不合格的怨言和破坏以后由核心数据保护原则那个办公室，我们决定没有进一步点在设法教育官员那里”。

多年来小组给ICO写关于全国脱氧核糖核酸数据库、指纹识别在学校和自动化的车号牌公认。所有它的怨言被否决了或搁置。

“我们恐惧委员是满意维护偶尔的安全恶习边缘盒，当允许新技术时，并且技术切开一浩大的绑通过保密性”， PI认为。

PI不是单独的在相信ICO无法它的责任。不采取任何行动在BT和互联网拦截Phorm的秘密试验和描出系统的去年管理者的决定这个月提示欧共体创始法律诉讼反对英国政府。布鲁塞尔认为试验是ePrivacy方针的突破口， ICO负责对强制执行。

PI认为管理者缺乏技术专门技术了解新技术的冲击。它要求一个独立顾问委员会迫切地建立。

Davies说： “信息委员清楚地决定实效主义和商业利益应该胜利在原则。这是清楚地负责对英国的惊恐的一危险趋向和一个监视文化”。

The group is now taking advice from MPs and peers on what Parliamentary process could be used to reform the ICO. ®

Update

The ICO sent this response:

The ICO is independent of government, pressure groups and the public and private sectors. We are a balanced and robust organisation that takes a risk based approach to regulation in line with best regulatory practice.The ICO has led the debate on the surveillance society, cautioned consumers about the value of personal information and is a strong consistent voice on issues such as data security and the growth in government databases.

The ICO has successfully intervened to prevent proposed fingerprinting at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 and issued clear advice on the use of surveillance technology in schools.

We are responsible for enforcing the DPA and FOIA and it is important to recognise that sometimes wider civil liberties and privacy issues are not covered by Data Protection law. We understand that putting images on Google Streetview causes Privacy International concern, but our job is to enforce the law and we are very clear that Google is not breaching the Data Protection Act.

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2 Responses to “Street View nod prompts call for privacy watchdog reform”

Concerned for privacy
Posted: Apr 24th, 2009 at 5:28 pm

It is nice to see that the ICO believes it is very clear on the DPA.

Isn’t the ICO responsible for enforcing RIPA?
It is clear that they aren’t enforcing that very well either.

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Iain Henderson
Posted: Apr 27th, 2009 at 6:22 pm

Quite right PI, the ICO is an inadequate brake on rapidly accelerating invasions rather than an entity that is taking all steps necessary to protect the individuals rights under the existing legislation.

And that’s more than just a resource issue, it’s a mind-set, and quite probably part of the brief on being appointed.

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