Comments on: [updated] ANPR camera rollout across Birmingham city centre commences http://aboutbrum.co.uk/2009/03/16/anpr-camera-rollout-across-birmingham-city-centre-commences/ Words, Pictures And Sounds From The UK's Second City Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:42:04 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Christopher http://aboutbrum.co.uk/2009/03/16/anpr-camera-rollout-across-birmingham-city-centre-commences/comment-page-1/#comment-16183 Christopher Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:49:49 +0000 http://aboutbrum.co.uk/?p=72#comment-16183 Considering the scope of monitoring which is already in place (both overt and covert), it's surprising that this hasn't been covered more by major media. Or maybe it's not... The <a href="http://www.statebook.co.uk/location.html" rel="nofollow">Statebook site</a> which has recently sprung up has lots of very revealing information which helps tie together otherwise disparate systems, and it's recommended reading for anyone who's not familiar with the sheer scope of surveillence we're already subject to: http://www.statebook.co.uk/location.html Considering the scope of monitoring which is already in place (both overt and covert), it’s surprising that this hasn’t been covered more by major media.

Or maybe it’s not…

The Statebook site which has recently sprung up has lots of very revealing information which helps tie together otherwise disparate systems, and it’s recommended reading for anyone who’s not familiar with the sheer scope of surveillence we’re already subject to: http://www.statebook.co.uk/location.html

]]> By: JamieOliver http://aboutbrum.co.uk/2009/03/16/anpr-camera-rollout-across-birmingham-city-centre-commences/comment-page-1/#comment-15951 JamieOliver Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:07:46 +0000 http://aboutbrum.co.uk/?p=72#comment-15951 An ANPR system like this will give a measure of the number of untaxed / uninsured cars on the road - but without there being a mechanism in place to prevent that vehicle from continuing it's journey - it's useless, especially so if the vehicle is not registered to the current keeper. I'm also wondering how long it will be before someone says 'we have a system in place that could be used for city centre congestion charging, all we need do is add a billing system and we have it'. An ANPR system like this will give a measure of the number of untaxed / uninsured cars on the road – but without there being a mechanism in place to prevent that vehicle from continuing it’s journey – it’s useless, especially so if the vehicle is not registered to the current keeper.

I’m also wondering how long it will be before someone says ‘we have a system in place that could be used for city centre congestion charging, all we need do is add a billing system and we have it’.

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