AndyW
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Registered: 28th Oct 02
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Well it looks like George Orwell's Film 1984 is going to be a step closer to reality very soon. According to an Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) strategy document leaked to the Sunday Times, the 24x7 national vehicle movement database is now being built and will log every movement on the UK's roads and retain the data for at least two years.
The system, which will use Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), and will be overseen from a control centre in Hendon, London, is a sort of 'Gatso 2' network, extending, enhancing and linking existing CCTV, ANPR and speedcam systems and databases.
Whilst I am can see the benefits of such a system in catching uninsured drivers and untaxed vehicles I wonder (and worry) what else this system could be used for?
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drax
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Registered: 5th Feb 05
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Loss of privacy .. this country is feeling more and more like a prison than a place of residence
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Is there not 28 million cars or something on the roads?
Anything involved with the government won't be able to build a system that can handle that volume of data that actually works.
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AndyW
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Is there not 28 million cars or something on the roads?
Anything involved with the government won't be able to build a system that can handle that volume of data that actually works.
why 
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drax
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Registered: 5th Feb 05
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because they cant stop a nutty protester gaining access to a resticted area where the priminister is?
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manchester-lad
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Registered: 17th Feb 03
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they will make it work if it envolves getting more money out of us
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