Today I responded to the consultation on a 'Draft national surveillance camera strategy for England and Wales' published by the Surveillance Camera Commissioner. My response is below: >I have pursued a number of issues on ANPR over … [Read more...] about Response to draft CCTV strategy
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In memoriam Steph Clarke
We were horrified to hear today of the sudden death of Steph Clarke from a brain haemorrage. Steph was one half of WV11 the outstanding local website for Wednesfield that she ran with her husband James. WV11 is more than just a website it is the … [Read more...] about In memoriam Steph Clarke
National ANPR conference 2016 – speech on challenge and oversight
I was invited to address the National ANPR Conference in York on 22 November about my work to modernise accountability and scrutiny of the vital ANPR system. As ever when addressing a police conference I was struck by the professionalism, skill and … [Read more...] about National ANPR conference 2016 – speech on challenge and oversight
Police planning to delete billions of personal journey records
A meeting of the embryonic Automatic Number Plate Recognition privacy advisory group on 10 November was told that the Metropolitan Police are planning to delete of some 4 billion items of vehicle movement data, most held years beyond their retention … [Read more...] about Police planning to delete billions of personal journey records
Local authority data store increases availability of data by two orders of magnitude
Local News Engine is a prototype project to help journalists/reporters scrutinise local accountability information such as planning and licensing applications. A critical part of this is actually getting hold of planning and licensing applications … [Read more...] about Local authority data store increases availability of data by two orders of magnitude
Digital opportunities presented by Brexit – discussion
A small group met last week to discuss opportunities that Brexit might offer for the digital sphere in the UK. This meeting was part of my early work for the Carnegie UK Trust seeking positives from Brexit. I set out some ground rules for the … [Read more...] about Digital opportunities presented by Brexit – discussion