UK: Big Brother is Watching You on Britain's Roads
An AFP newswire article, via PhysOrg.com, reports that:
Big Brother-style surveillance is growing on Britain's roads, where police will have the greatest ability in the world to scrutinise, control and record the movements of drivers by the end of the year.
Thousands of cameras reading vehicle number plates and comparing data with a central data base will analyse some 35 million pieces of information per day.
The data will be transmitted to the police and also MI5, Britain's domestic intelligence agency, to help in the hunt for suspected criminals or terrorists. It will be kept for two years, but the period may be extended to five years.
Prime Minister Tony Blair's centre-left government has invested some 15 million pounds (27 million dollars, 22 million euros) in the project this year.
posted by Fergie @ 1/28/2006 12:21:00 PM
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