Britain's House of Lords Constitution Committee released a report Friday saying that the country's use of widespread video surveillance and personal data collection pose a threat to citizens' privacy and freedom. The committee said that while such surveillance and data collection could serve legitimate law-enforcement purposes, those interests should be balanced against privacy concerns, including Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The committee also issued specific recommendations that DNA data on individuals be consolidated to the National DNA Database, and that closed-circuit television surveillance only be used under strict oversight and where it has been shown to be effective.
More info: http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2009/02/uk-must-balance-surveillance-and-data.php http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200809/ldselect/ldconst/18/18.pdf saqib http://www.capital-punishment.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to majord...@metzdowd.com