{"id":7284,"date":"2010-08-15T16:18:12","date_gmt":"2010-08-15T15:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/?p=7284"},"modified":"2010-08-27T00:16:55","modified_gmt":"2010-08-26T23:16:55","slug":"council-using-mobile-cctv-to-watch-motorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/contributions\/council-using-mobile-cctv-to-watch-motorists\/","title":{"rendered":"Council Using Mobile CCTV To Watch Motorists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/bedford.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/bedford-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"bedford\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7286\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigbrotherwatch.org.uk\/\">Big Brother Watch<\/a>, a civil liberties campaign group, have highlighted a Bedford Council plan to \u2018snoop\u2019 on motorists and collect \u2018vast amounts of data about law-abiding people\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>A CCTV camera will be mounted on a Bedford Borough Council fleet vehicle and will survey the streets. The camera will monitor and collect the registration numbers of vehicles parked illegally and will create Penalty Charge Notices (PCN) for offenders.<\/p>\n<p>The initial cost to impliment the system will be \u00a398,250 and costing \u00a342,800 each year to run.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Deane, director of Big Brother Watch, said: \u201cDrivers in Bedford are being remorselessly bullied by the council, with the planned installation of two separate snooping surveillance systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new Coalition Government has announced that ANPR is going to be regulated. Bedford is throwing public money on a system when it\u2019s not known how or even whether such systems will operate in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven worse, the council has made it clear it intends to use surveillance to force drivers to stop using their cars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s social engineering via snooping.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cllr Charles Royden, of Bedford Borough Council, said: \u201cThe new mobile CCTV vehicle will be able to patrol the 80 schools across the urban and rural areas very effectively. This technology will cover its cost and is a sound investment in preserving the life and limb of children attending borough schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParents who park responsibly have nothing to worry about and should welcome this protection for their children.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Products<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001DKWIOW?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=rinfcomunderg-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B001DKWIOW\">Every Step You Take<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=rinfcomunderg-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B001DKWIOW\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0312319061?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=rinfcomunderg-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=0312319061\">How to Be Invisible: The Essential Guide to Protecting Your Personal Privacy, Your Assets, and Your Life (Revised Edition)<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=rinfcomunderg-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0312319061\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big Brother Watch, a civil liberties campaign group, have highlighted a Bedford Council plan to \u2018snoop\u2019 on motorists and collect \u2018vast amounts of data about law-abiding people\u2019. A CCTV camera will be mounted on a Bedford Borough Council fleet vehicle and will survey the streets. 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