UK must balance surveillance and data collection with privacy

[Ali, Saqib]

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
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