CCTV must not record conversations, warns new guidance
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'Intrusive and unnecessary' Closed-circuit television (CCTV) system operators would need exceptional justification for recording sound as well as video, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has warned.â¦
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Plods not happy with law, ICO, or surveillance quality The police and Home Office are to press for regulatory powers that will insist that every one of the 4.2 million CCTV cameras in Britain is upgraded so it can be deputised to gather police evidence and provide a vehicle for emerging technologies that will automatically identify people and detect if they are doing anything suspicious.â¦
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Tells gov: think before you act The Information Commissioner has published some advice for government bodies that want to share information but think data protection laws prevent them from doing so.â¦
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CBS told a federal court  Monday that the government's new "zero tolerance" policy for  indecent broadcasts is threatening to choke off free speech.
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'Black box' for police vehicles Data recorders should be fitted to all police vehicles, says a report by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).â¦
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&quot;There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission.&quot;.
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Pretexting is for kids Bugging offices in the UK is not a criminal offence, according to surveillance and legal experts speaking to OUT-LAW radio. While recording a phone conversation is a criminal offence, someone could place a recording device in an office legally, they said.â¦
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Think of the children UK government policies designed to safeguard kids might backfire by diverting valuable resources while creating a "culture of surveillance" where the role of parents is sidelined, according to a report for the Information Commissioner published on Wednesday.â¦
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The British government launched a consultation on whether to allow television cameras inside courtrooms, a practice banned under current British law.
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Unless you want to leave it to industry The European Commission has opened a public consultation on the use of surveillance technology in civil society.â¦
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But wacko ideas don't fix dud IT systems Analysis Home Office proposals on "multi-agency information sharing", leaked to the Times this week, say that council, NHS and care staff should be given a statutory obligation to pass on information about anyone they think might commit violent crimes in the future.â¦
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Dragging the cameras out of the data shadows Analysis While British bobbies and Blakeys have installed more CCTV cameras than any other country in the world, the people have been "sorely lacking" regulation that watches the watchers, according to an academic paper that proposes the outline of a CCTV bill.â¦
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Can you trust your chat buddies not to post your sexual conversations online or send your transcripts to the media? Are you sure? Commentary by Regina Lynn.
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ASBO crackdown Police officers in London have begun to use a camera mounted on their headgear in an effort to tackle anti-social behaviour.â¦
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Covert use may breach RIPA The Home Office is reviewing the legal status of automatic number plate surveillance cameras after the chief surveillance commissioner advised they could be operating unlawfully.â¦
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Â· PM rules out censorship, but wants new controls Â· New look at pre-watershed TV advertising urged
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Ministers are considering a plan to allow police in England and Wales to use traffic cameras when investigating all forms of crime.